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We are delighted to announce that we have organised 2x comprehensive Pharmacy First ENT training sessions (face to face) and 2x dermatological (virtual) sessions. Please click here for more information.
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, Integrated Care Board, continually review prescribing choices to ensure patients receive the most cost effective, evidence-based treatments available to make the best use of valuable NHS resources. This information should help put Community Pharmacists in a position to manage their stock, counsel patients and answer queries.
NHSE Workforce Training and Education (NHSE WTE) have launched the community pharmacy technician apprenticeship programme. This programme will support pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician’s (PTPTs) to be employed and complete their full 24-month apprenticeship training within a community pharmacy setting. WTE are offering a training contribution of £15,053 per trainee per year for two years to support sites. Applications via an Expression of Interest form- window open now until 23:59 Sunday 13 October 2024 via an online application form.
Leicestershire County Council are preparing the next phase of delivering services for Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC), Stop Smoking Pharmacology, and Staff Flu Vaccinations. They are seeking your insights through a brief questionnaire. Your feedback will help identify areas where improvements can be made, ensuring the process is efficient and manageable for everyone involved this includes service fees and procurement routes. We strongly urge all LLR Pharmacies to complete the survey whether you are currently providing locally commissioned services or not.
The Open House Surgery is a drop-in session for all Pharmacists and Pharmacy Team members working within LLR to learn about what pharmacy work is going on regionally. Each month we invite a guest speaker to present on a variety of topics affecting the sector. It occurs on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 8pm. Please join us!
To help keep LLR community pharmacy teams on track with monthly tasks, quality payments and to meet local and national deadlines. View the latest monthly Community Pharmacy Deadline Tracker here.
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Many services provided by community pharmacists are commissioned locally according to the needs of the area. Locally commissioned community pharmacy services can be contracted via a number of different routes and by different commissioners. These include:
This service now covers the initiation of oral contraception, routine monitoring and ongoing supply. To help LLR community pharmacies get started including access to prescribing advice from the LLR Area Prescribing Committee click here.
Please see the correspondence we send on behalf off CPL&R this can be regional, local or important information for contractors.
The Pharmacy First Advanced Service has now been launched nationally. Over 96% of LLR community pharmacies are delivering the service. To help your pharmacy deliver the service successfully including access to resources to help you when speaking to your local GP Practice click here.
OkMHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Linezolid 600 mg film-coated tablets (Sandoz Ltd) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/48 Date issued: 10 October 2024 The Medicines and…
Following the launch of the autumn vaccination season on 3rd October 2024, pharmacy owners are reminded to encourage their pharmacy staff to book an appointment…
Owners of 10 or more pharmacies are being invited to become observers to the Community Pharmacy England Committee, as an interim measure while the Committee…
