Pharmacy Integration Project
Introduction
Stakeholder Announcement:
Norfolk & Waveney/Suffolk & North East Essex ICBs Collaborative Community Pharmacy Integration Project
Community Pharmacy Norfolk & Suffolk (CPNS) is excited to announce its success in securing a competitive tender to lead a community pharmacy integration project across both the Norfolk & Waveney ICB and the Suffolk and Norfolk East Essex ICB.
The one-year initiative will focus on supporting key NHS services, including the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS), Pharmacy First Service, the Hypertension Case Finding Service (HCFS), and the Pharmacy Contraceptive Service (PCS).
Key elements of the project will be raising awareness among stakeholders and service providers, as well as enhancing public engagement. The project will be managed and delivered by the CPNS team’s existing officers, with additional support from former Suffolk LPC Chief Officer, Tania Farrow.
Full details on this announcement can be found here.
Please make sure you and your pharmacy team members follow our communication channels for project updates.
NOW CLOSED – We would like to thank all team members that completed our survey.
Survey results will be made available shortly.
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The Contractor survey is aimed at gathering the views of all pharmacy team members across Norfolk & Suffolk.
It will help us support you and make sure that your needs remain at the centre of our workplans going forward.
All unique responses will go into a draw to win one of 4 x £25 Love to Shop voucher.
The survey will run from 4th – 30th of November 2024.
The CPNS team will also be holding a monthly drop in webinar on a Wednesday lunchtime to provide an update to Contractors and pharmacy teams and hold a Q&A session.
Our first webinar will was held on Wednesday 27th November 2024, from 1pm – 1.30pm,
You can now watch the CPNS Introduction to the Pharmacy Integration Project webinar on-demand:
CPE Pharmacy First main page for more info on the following:
- Introduction and background
- Service specification and other documentation
- Getting ready to provide the service
- Providing the service
- Promoting the service to the public
- Funding and claiming payment
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Resources
Other useful links:
VirtualOutcomes Pharmacy First hints, tips and learnings course is a helpful online course that includes a section that focuses on helping staff filter out cases that don’t meet the clinical threshold.
CPPE Pharmacy First self-assessment framework
Specialist Pharmacy Service: Pharmacy First podcast series
Easy to download key materials to support promoting the Pharmacy First service can be found here:
Pharmacy First Key Promotional Resources 28.11.2024
Hypertension Case Finding Service
The Hypertension case-finding service was commissioned as an Advanced service from 1st October 2021. In public-facing communications, the service is described as the NHS Blood Pressure Check Service.
From 1st December 2023, the service specification changed to allow suitably trained and competent pharmacy staff (pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other non-registered members of the pharmacy team) to provide the service.
It is essential that ABPMs are provided to patients when needed and your pharmacy can offer this as part of the service and when refused appropriate clinical patient records made.
CPE Hypertension Case-Finding Service main page for more info on the following:
- Introduction & Webinars
- Service specification and other documentation
- Getting ready to provide the service
- Providing the service
- Funding and claiming payment
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Resources and statistics
CPE reminder article series:
- Hypertension Case-Finding Service reminder (#1): Maximising the use of my team
- Hypertension Case-Finding Service reminder (#2): How can I promote the service?
- Hypertension Case-Finding Service reminder (#3): How do I engage with my general practices?
- Hypertension Case-Finding Service reminder (#4): ABPM
Other useful links:
VirtualOutcomes HCFS course & VirtualOutcomes Atrial Fibrillation course
CPPE HCFS self-assessment framework
NHS campaign materials, order a free printed pharmacy campaign pack from the Campaign Resource Centre, use the find a pharmacy cards or multicultural resources.
Non-contractual Know Your Numbers Week campaign.
The Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) was commissioned by the NHS as an Advanced service which started on 24th April 2023, allowing the on-going supply of oral contraception (OC) from community pharmacies.
From 1st December 2023, the service included both initiation and on-going supply of OC.
CPE PCS main page for more info on the following:
- Introduction
- Service specification and other documentation
- Getting ready to provide the service
- Providing the service
- Funding and claiming payment
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Resources & Webinars
Other useful links:
CPPE Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) Resources
NHS England Pharmacy Contraception Service campaign materials
Posters:
Contraception pharmacy poster – Continuation of supply PRINT-A4
Contraception pharmacy poster – Initiate & Continue supply PRINT-A4
If you need any further support or information about this exciting project please email the CPNS team.
