Reminder - Contractual Requirements Update 2015-16

The LPC would like to remind pharmacy contractors to ensure that they have completed all their relevant paperwork and submissions needed to comply with their contractual requirements.

Information Governance 

This needs to be completed by  by 31st March 2016    
The IG toolkit can be found at  https://www.igt.hscic.gov.uk

Further information and resources can be found on the PSNC website psnc.org.uk/ig

Please note that this year the exemption for having a business continuity plan is longer there so Pharmacies need to ensure one is in place.  Further information can be found at 
http://psnc.org.uk/contract-it/essential-service-clinical-governance/emergency-planning/

Contract Monitoring - Supporting Documents

Every Pharmacy needs to submit the following Documentation to the area team.

• Any completed outstanding Action Plan results – resulting from CPAF Pharmoutcomes assessment
• 2015/16 Pharmacy based Audit
• 2015/16 Patient Satisfaction Survey
• 2015/16 Annual Complaints Report
• Up to Date Practice Leaflet

Please ensure that the NHS England Sub region receive these by 31st March 2016 
These can be submitted to  [email protected]

Quarterly NMS / MUR Data

Please ensure you have supplied your quarterly MUR and NMS to the NHS England Sub Region.
We have already recently submitted the Q3 2015/16 data (Oct Nov & Dec).   Q4 will be due by the 10th April 2016
This data needs to be sent to [email protected]
Further Information can be found on on our website.  Click here to access it.

***** Please NOTE *****
The LPC understand that some contractors have  still not  submitted Q3 data.  If you have not submitted your data yet please do so ASAP to ensure compliance with your contractual obligations.

National Audit

There have been no details of a national audit announced this year.

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