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Hypertension Case Finding Service - Changes to Spec and IT

9/8/2023

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​The LPC would like to remind contractors that NHE England has updated the specification for the Hypertension Case-Finding Service on their website.

​This followed  changes to the Secretary of State Directions which allowed pharmacy technicians to start performing blood pressure checks under the service.
CPE (Formerlay PSNC) has updated the service page on their website to reflect the changes and updated resources.  Below is a summary of changes to the service which we think Pharmacy teams need to be aware of.
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Summary of changes 
The key changes in the service specification are highlighted in yellow within the new spec document and they summarised below:
  • Inclusion of pharmacy technicians as professionals that can provide the service;
  • Clarification that people with a high systolic and normal diastolic reading or a high diastolic and normal systolic reading should be recorded as a high blood pressure reading;
  • Clarifications on the timescales for communication of results to the patient’s general practice (and others, where clinically necessary) to include local agreements related to how this information is communicated;
  • Adjustments to the advice related to patients identified with ‘very high clinic blood pressure’;
  • Removal of the requirement for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) to be carried out over 24 hours to bring the service requirements in line with NICE guidance. It can now be undertaken during the person’s usual waking hours;
  • Adjustments to the advice following identification of stage 2 hypertension after ABPM;
  • The retention period for data supplied to the NHSBSA’s MYS portal has been confirmed as three years;
  • On withdrawal from provision of the service, pharmacy owners will be asked for their reason for withdrawing;
  • Pharmacy owners will not be eligible for the setup fee if they withdraw from provision of the service within 30 days of signing up to provide it;
  • There are now separate service flow charts for each part of the service in annexes B to D;
  • Annex E includes a summary table of actions to be taken dependent on the blood pressure results; and
  • The dataset that will be required to be submitted to the NHS Business Services Authority’s Manage Your Service when the application programming interface is in place is included in Annex F.
We encourage contractors to review the changes to the service, update their standard operating procedures and brief their teams accordingly.
Read and download the service spec
Review the updated CPE resources

IT Development

We would also like to draw your attention to the IT developments for this service.
NHS England has announced that pharmacy owners will need to use an NHS approved clinical IT system to make their clinical records and payment claims for the Hypertension case-finding service from 1st September 2023.
To begin with, it is expected the following four IT suppliers will develop their systems to include functionality to support the service, but over time, it is hoped other suppliers will add the service to their systems:
System and supplier
 
HxConsult (Positive Solutions)
Pharmacy Manager (Cegedim)
PharmOutcomes (Pinnacle Health)
Sonar health (Sonar informatics)

NHS England will issue further communications regarding the readiness of the IT systems ahead of the 1st September 2023 deadline.
Pharmacy owners providing the service will need to consider which system they want to use and will then need to enter into a contract with that supplier.
All service provisions within June, July and August 2023 should be claimed by the current manual MYS process by Tuesday 5th September. Claims at a later date will only be possible via one of the approved IT systems.

Further information on this change

When the Hypertension case-finding service was first launched in October 2021, the ambition was to develop IT systems that would support provision of the service.
These IT systems will allow pharmacy teams to make a clinical record for the service and the data in the record will then be used by the IT system to populate a claim for payment within the NHSBSA’s Manage Your Service (MYS) platform.
This means pharmacy owners will not need to manually transcribe data from their records into MYS, as is currently the case. The new approach mirrors what already happens for the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service and the Flu vaccination service.
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The transfer of data to the MYS platform will be via an API (Application Programming Interface) to automate payment claims and reporting of the data to the NHSBSA.
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LPC Questionnaire - Pharmacy Bypass Numbers for GP's

27/7/2023

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The LPC has been asked on several occasions by local GP's for a list of bypass numbers for their local pharmacies.  This is for GP's to use when they are struggling to get through the main number. We understand that not all pharmacies have a second number however  we have put together a short survey to gather any numbers where they are available. 

Alongside this we have included questions about services provided at your pharmacy.  We hope to also provide this to surgeries when requested to aid them to know which pharmacies offer which services.

The data is being gathered via a Pharmoutcomes form.  It will be live now on your system and is called  "LPC - Pharmacy Questionnaire".  We would appreciate it if you could fill this in asap.  The survey will only take a couple of minutes to fill in. 

We ask that all pharmacies fill this in even if you do not have a by pass number (Please just state "No Number available")
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ENT Training - Otoscopes and Consumables (Ear Pieces)

25/7/2023

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Following the LPC facilitated clinical skills training event the LPC would like to thank those who attended this session.  The training helped pharmacists extend the their clinical role, in particular to help with CPCS consultations. The number of successfully completed CPCS in our area has significantly increased which is great news.

The slides / presentation from the session were distributed to attendees however if you could not attend the session you can downloaded the slides for our website by clicking here

Otoscopes

At the event the LPC issued each pharmacy in attendance an otoscope kit , including the otoscope, tongue depressors and some ear piece covers.  We would like to remind any pharmacy teams that didn’t attend the session that they can still pick up an otoscope kit .  (Only applicable to Pharmacies in Gateshead & South Tyneside)

South Tyneside Pharmacies can pick up from Edinburgh  Road Pharmacy (ask for Laura or Charlotte)
Address :- 89 Edinburgh Rd, Jarrow NE32 4BB    Tel No:- 0191 489 8053 

Gateshead Pharmacies can pick up from Lobley Hill Pharmacy (ask for Anna)
Address :- 72 Malvern Gardens, Gateshead NE11 9LJ   Tel No:- 0191 42 00 213

Please note: - Only one set is available for each pharmacy so if you have already been registered as having received  a set you will not be able to pick another one up.   You will be asked to sign to say you have received it for your pharmacy.

Ear Piece Consumables

The LPC also arranged from some extra ear piece replacements.   However, these did not arrive in time for the session.  They have now arrived and can also be picked up as above, thereafter pharmacies will need to source their own.

If any Pharmacies struggle then please contact our secretary (Louise Lydon) who will assist and organise with your Pharmacy.

Thanks
Sami

P.S. We are planning future training events. Hold the dates more info to follow

18 Sept 2023 - Blood pressure service event
12 Oct 2023  - Substance misuse, harm reduction, safeguarding
15 Nov 2023 - Stop smoking event, Vaping update
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Expression of Interests Out of Hours - On Call Service - South Tyneside

20/7/2023

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Expression of Interests
Out of Hours - On Call Service - South Tynesdie

South Tyneside place based NHS area runs a rota service to provide emergency Out of hours Pharmacy medicines, in particular for urgent medication (e.g. end of life, emergency medicines in place of hospital admissions).   This service has been running successfully for a few years and has been commissioned through the LPC Provider company PSNE Ltd in conjunction with the Local NHS place based teams.  

The service is now looking for more pharmacies to be involved to ensure there is consistent capacity to cover the borough at all times.  A service spec can be downloaded here which includes details and  fees for the service.  Please note the co-ordinator role within the spec is already in place, you will only be expressing an interest to provide the on-call provision.  

You would also be expected to sign up to the  South Tyneside Specialist Medicines Service.  Service Spec can be 
downloaded here.   This will involve you holding the South Tyneside formulary of Palliative Care medicines.  

Please not this is different to the requirements of the PQS to hold certain Palliative Care drugs.  The local service has more comprehensive list of items.  The latest list of medicines to be held (updated April 2023)  has been updated from the service spec and can 
be downloaded here

If you are interested in joining the service please contact Rota Co-ordinator Lee Middleton - leemiddleton@nhs.net


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NEW SERVICE LAUNCH! - Gateshead Substance Misuse Wellbeing Check Service

18/7/2023

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Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC is delighted to announce the launch of an innovative new service in Gateshead.  The LPC has been working behind the scenes with the commissioners at Gateshead council to bring this new service to you.  

The service is a really valuable addition to the substance misuse service already commissioned in Gateshead.  It enables pharmacies to be remunerated for the extra care and support they often already provide to their substance misuse patients.

Patients can be referred into the service either through
  • self referral or
  • by the Pharmacy or
  • by Gateshead Recovery Partnership.
This may be when you have concerns about a patients health, give harm reduction advice, when you are inducting new patients onto the service or when the Recovery Partnership need to pass information onto their clients but are struggling to contact them.

Each provision needs to have the patients consent and is shared with Gateshead Recovery Partnership for the ongoing care of these patients.  Full details of the service are contained in the service specification.


There are no additional training requirements and the specification for this service is now included in the supervised consumption service that you will have already signed up to. The service provision attracts a £15 fee.  Click here to view the Service Specifications

The service will be operated via PharmOutcomes and should be live in your systems now.


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A Better U - South Tyneside Initiative links with Healthy Living Pharmacy

8/2/2023

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Change4Life in South Tyneside has now become 'a better u', it’s the place to find information and advice about self-care to help residents look after their health and wellbeing – just with a brand new look!

Please see a message below from the public health lead for a better u.  
  Pharmacies in South Tyneside can order resources to help with promotion.  Some of this work will compliment your healthy living pharmacies / champions work.

Below is a list of items that can be supplied to pharmacies. (Attached to the bottom of this email are some resources to help  pharmacies to see the branding and help with ordering the items below)
  • Pop Up Banner (Approx 2m high and 0.8m wide)
  • Leaflet
  • A4 Poster
  • Digital Screen/Social Media Image
  • Lanyard
  • T-Shirt
  • Sweatshirt
You can order by contacting  abetteru@southtyneside.gov.uk.   You will need to let the team know 
  1. The quantity of each item required
  2. The size(s) required (for sweatshirts and T-shirts) – images and size guide attached below.
Thanks
Sami


Welcome to a better u

Our health and wellbeing is affected by everything around us. a better u can offer help, guidance and advice for everyone in South Tyneside. If it affects any part of health or wellbeing, we want everyone to have the right tools to support their self-care.

The aim of a better u is to make self-care easy for everyone so that residents can:

• feel healthier and happier
• look after their physical and mental health and wellbeing
• take the best care of themselves and others, as easily as possible.


If anyone needs a helping hand, a better u will be there to point them in the right direction.

As a better u champion we will provide you with trusted advice and jargon free information to help customers in your pharmacy to improve their health, wellbeing and happiness. From pregnancy to childhood and throughout adulthood, a better u is there every step of the way. Whether it’s staying active, eating well, managing a health condition, learning a new skill, meeting new people or making lifestyle changes – a better u can help.

We’d love you to join our champions team and help to improve the health and wellbeing of South Tyneside.

Find out more about a better u and how to become a better u champion at

www.southtyneside.gov.uk/abetteru

Resources 

Click Here to view the resources
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PQS - Reminder - Declaration Window is Open

6/2/2023

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This is just a reminder that  declaration window for the current Pharmacy Quality Scheme is now open. 
Community pharmacy contractors can make a claim for a PQS payment up until 11.59pm on Friday 3rd March 2023 through the MYS portal.


Contractors must have evidence to demonstrate meeting the gateway criteria and the domains that they have claimed for by the end of 31st March 2023. However, contractors must make their declaration by 11.59pm on Friday 3rd March 2023 based on what domains they intend to meet.

Click the following links for some useful documents to ensure you're on track with the scheme:

PSNC Training Requirement Summary
PSNC PQS Action and Evidence Portfolio Workbook.

For more information visit psnc.org.uk/quality-and-regulations/pharmacy-quality-scheme/
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South Tyneside Ventilation / Infection Control Fund - South Tyneside Pharmacies to receive up to £3,600

1/2/2023

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The LPC is delighted to announce that following discussions with the former South Tyneside CCG (now known as place based NHS team) they have allocated some funding to help Pharmacies improve infection control and ventilation within the pharmacy.  They have allocated £3600 for each pharmacy in South Tyneside.  The fund can be used for items going forward or to reimburse items that occurred during the covid pandemic.

Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC will help facilitate the process. Please click this link to access the application form.  This is welcome news for the pharmacies of South Tyneside and again shows a collaborative and integrated approach from the local NHS team.
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Independent Prescribing - NHS looking for PathFinder Sites - Expression of Interest

23/1/2023

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To support independent prescribing in community pharmacy, the NHS is looking to establish ‘Pathfinder’ sites to identify and test the delivery of independent prescribing across all regions in England.

They are hosting a webinar for community pharmacy contractors and community pharmacists interested in becoming a Pathfinder site to find out more about the programme including the expression of interest process that is being led by Integrated Care Boards.


The webinar will take place on Wednesday 25th January 2023 from 7pm – 8pm.

Please register your interest using the following link:

Independent Prescribing Webinar: Expression of Interest to join Pathfinder programme | NHS England Events

If you have any problems please contact england.pharmacyintegration@nhs.net.
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Training Event - RCGP Certificate in Drugs Misuse Management

23/1/2023

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Our colleagues in South Tyneisde Adult Recovery Services (STARS)  have offered places on their RCGP Training course to Community Pharmacists.   Please see details below about the event and who to contact to book. 

Although this was set up for pharmacies in  South Tyneside ,  a few places can also be taken up by Gateshead Pharmacists.
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Certificate in the Management of Drugs Misuse Part 1 (RCGP Accredited)
 
Course Overview
This multi-disciplinary course is ideal for those working as part of a shared care scheme intending to provide treatment to drug users as part of a locally or nationally enhanced service.
Those who would like a better understanding of the strategies used to support and engage drug users in treatment.
 
Learning Outcomes
• Engage individuals in treatment.
• Identify harmful and dependent drug taking.
• Diagnose severity of drug dependence.
• Develop a range of harm reduction strategies.
• Understand treatment options to enable the provision of safe and effective care.
• Become aware of the current policy context regarding recovery.
• Deliver enhanced services for drug users
 
Available dates
15th November 2022 – 10 places
25th January 2023 – 20 places
8th March 2023 – 20 places
 
To request your free place please email 
melanie.scott@humankindcharity.org.uk
 
Please note
The course will be delivered on-line and is a full day training 9:30 – 16:30.
You will be required to complete e-learning as part of this course to receive your certificate of accreditation.

The course is Royal College of GPs (RCGP) Accredited
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