On Friday afternoon, NHS England agreed to commission PERMSS (Pharmacy Emergecny Repeat Medicine Supply Service) in the North East and Cumbria. We appreciate that this is very late notice and also coincides with the busiest week in the year for community pharmacies. Nevertheless, PERMMS also provides an opportunity for community pharmacies to make a valuable contribution to the patient experience over Christmas and New Year and will also help to alleviate demand on other NHS services at this critical time of the year.
Due to the late commissioning of the service, the timescales are extremely tight. If you would like to opt into the service, then this needs to be completed today (Monday 19th December) or, at the very latest tomorrow (Tuesday, 20th December). However, it would be preferable if you could sign up as early as possible to the scheme as the service will be going live on Wednesday 21st December and the Directory of Services needs to be completed for ‘go live’. It is also important for as many community pharmacies to sign up to the service as possible, in order to optimise the effectiveness of the service and the coverage of the service for patients.
You can access the SLA and the FAQ on the Northern Pharmacy Webpage. Click Here
Once you have read them please log in to pharmoutocme and fill int he SLA Sign up Module.
Update - 22nd December
Thiis is a reminder about the Emergency Supply Service that has been locally commissioned by NHS England. If you are interested in offering the service you need to sign up through Pharmoutcomes TODAY (22nd December).
The service will run for three weeks. You will be paid £14 for the consultation and first item supplied. Any subsequent items will be reimbursed a fee of 50p. All medication will be reimbursed at drug tariff plus VAT.
Below is our original message about the service. The link will allow you to download SLA and FAQ's Please ensure you read both documents thoroughly to understand the service and ensure all pharmacists, including locums and all support staff are aware of the service.
Please Note: This is NOT the national NUMSAS service. The local service will be relevant to all pharmacies as it includes in hours as well as out of hours.
The service module will appear on PharmOutcomes from 21st December on receipt of your completed service on Pharmoutocmes.
The LPC acknowledges that this is an extremely tight timescale however the sign up process is very quick and simple and we would encourage all pharmacies to sign up.
P.S. Boots, Lloyds and Well Pharmacy have signed up centrally so if you are part of those groups you do not need to fill in the sign up modules however you need to ensure you are familiar with the service spec, SLA and FAQ's which can be downloaded here.
Due to the late commissioning of the service, the timescales are extremely tight. If you would like to opt into the service, then this needs to be completed today (Monday 19th December) or, at the very latest tomorrow (Tuesday, 20th December). However, it would be preferable if you could sign up as early as possible to the scheme as the service will be going live on Wednesday 21st December and the Directory of Services needs to be completed for ‘go live’. It is also important for as many community pharmacies to sign up to the service as possible, in order to optimise the effectiveness of the service and the coverage of the service for patients.
You can access the SLA and the FAQ on the Northern Pharmacy Webpage. Click Here
Once you have read them please log in to pharmoutocme and fill int he SLA Sign up Module.
Update - 22nd December
Thiis is a reminder about the Emergency Supply Service that has been locally commissioned by NHS England. If you are interested in offering the service you need to sign up through Pharmoutcomes TODAY (22nd December).
The service will run for three weeks. You will be paid £14 for the consultation and first item supplied. Any subsequent items will be reimbursed a fee of 50p. All medication will be reimbursed at drug tariff plus VAT.
Below is our original message about the service. The link will allow you to download SLA and FAQ's Please ensure you read both documents thoroughly to understand the service and ensure all pharmacists, including locums and all support staff are aware of the service.
Please Note: This is NOT the national NUMSAS service. The local service will be relevant to all pharmacies as it includes in hours as well as out of hours.
The service module will appear on PharmOutcomes from 21st December on receipt of your completed service on Pharmoutocmes.
The LPC acknowledges that this is an extremely tight timescale however the sign up process is very quick and simple and we would encourage all pharmacies to sign up.
P.S. Boots, Lloyds and Well Pharmacy have signed up centrally so if you are part of those groups you do not need to fill in the sign up modules however you need to ensure you are familiar with the service spec, SLA and FAQ's which can be downloaded here.
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