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Please see below information sent to GP's about Morphine 10mg / 1ml Injection Shortages. This was accompanied by a list of pharmacies within the region which stock specialist and palliative care drugs – please note opening times listed are normal opening times and to find Christmas opening times click here
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The Pharmacy Emergency Repeat Medication Supply Service (PERMSS) service is now up and running went live on Thursday and below is an update as well as some important information for those pharmacies who have signed up. Update:
Request for Action:
The Area team have produced a FAQ document below. Should you have any further queries please contact us. Use the form below if you would like us to add your email address to pharmoutcomes.
The NHS England Area Team have asked the LPC to distribute details of local interpretations services. We have now put document with the all the details on the resource page of the LPC site.
Should you have any queries please contact Nicola Smith at the Area Team Nichola Smith Assistant Primary Care Contract Manager (Pharmacy & Optometry) County Durham, Darlington & Tees Area Team Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear Area Team Based at: Waterfront 4 Goldcrest Way Newbury Newcastle upon Tyne NE 15 8NY Direct Dial: 01138 247244 Switchboard: 0191 2106400 Email: [email protected]  It has been brought to our attention that the NHS Area team have not renewed a contract with Middlefields "tip" in South Tyneside for the collection of sharps containers from patients. Historically Middlefields used to pick up sharps from peoples homes and also used accept sharps at their site.
From 1st January this will no longer be the case. We understand some patients have been directed to pharmacies. The LPC acknowledges that most pharmacies can not accept sharps bins from patients under the current waste contacts that are in place. We have spoken to medicines management who have now clarified that patients should be directed to take their sharps to their GP's who can dispose of them with their own sharps collections. We have been assured that a message has been sent to GP's via their practice managers to clarify the current situation. Pharmacies will have been sent a copy of the local pharmacy opening hours over the Christmas period direct from the area team. For your convenience they have been added below. 
 Traditionally the Comms team have used the last LPC News letter of the year to publish a slightly off beat and fun newsletter to give contractors some amusement over the busy Christmas period. Having moved away from a paper newsletter we have again put together a Christmas Webpage instead. Being online we have been able to include an interactive crossword, videos, images and web links. All these are alongside some interesting articles. You can access the Christmas pages by clicking here. We hope you enjoy the page and the format. Please note you can still access the main LPC Webpage by clicking Home in the menu bar. The Comms team and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Sami
 We have been informed that the fax operated by the area team at Rapper House (01325 553 096) is being closed down. All future communications with the pharmacy team at the area team need to be made by post or email. Details are below. Durham, Darlington and Tees (DDT) NHS England, The Old Exchange, Barnard Street, Darlington, DL3 7DR [email protected] Cumbria, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear (CNTW) NHS England, Waterfront 4, Goldcrest Way, Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8NY [email protected]; and [email protected]  GATESHEAD CONTRACTORS ONLY Gateshead contractors will be aware that Gateshead Council are currently working on their PNA. As well as gathering information from pharmacies about the services offered they also want to get views of the public via a public questionnaire. The council will be distributing the questionnaire through their own channels however they have asked us if pharmacies could also help by printing some questionnaires off and offering them to patients visiting the pharmacy. Unfortunately the timescales are extremely tight and the council need this to run from today to 2nd January. The LPC appreciates this is a busy time of year however the PNA is a very important document and we need to support the council. Please download the questionnaire below and print 10 copies to be left on your counter. Please then encourage patients to fill it in. Once you have 10 completed questionnaire please send them to the freepost address below. Pharmacy Survey Gateshead Council Public Health Team FREEPOST NEA 3381 Gateshead NE8 1BR Please note this is for Gateshead Pharmacies only. Details for South Tyneside and Sunderland Areas will be distributed soon.
 South Tyneside CCG have asked that we make pharmacies aware that there is a Level 2 weather warning from the Met Office for this weekend. The alert is provide below for your convenience. Please note as per alert: There is an 80% probability of severe cold weather, icy conditions and some snow between 0000 on Friday and 0600 on Sunday in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services
 Gateshead Council are working on new the PNA (Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment) for Gateshaed. The PNA is an improtant document for pharmacy contractors as it it is used to plan services and inform pharmacy contract applications. It is very important that the council have accurate information about pharmacies in the area to ensure an accurate PNA is produced. Each Pharmacy must provide this information to the council and to make this easier they are collecting it electronically via the link below. Please make sure you fill this in for your pharmacy. If you feel you are unable to fill this in for your pharmacy please make sure your manager / area manager / owner is aware of this email and the need to fill in this questionaire. The council have asked this to be done in the next 2 weeks so the deadline is 11th December however we would encourage you to do this straight away and not leave it to the last minute as we enter the busy month of December. Click HERE to access the PNA Questionnaire Please Note this is for Gateshead contractors only. South Tyneside and Sunderland Councils are working on their PNA's and will send out their surveys in due to course. **** UPDATE ******
Some IT systems have not allowed access to the PNA Questionnaire via the link above. You can try the following direct link. https://consultation.gateshead.gov.uk/KMS/elab.aspx?noip=1&CampaignId=388&SessionId=RBN3WKB57P |
Copies of our older Paper Based News Letters (The LPC News) can be found by clicking below.
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