Services Database Brighton and Hove Healthy Living pharmacy and Alcohol brief intervention awareness Framework
Service ID
506974
Description
•In the delivery of this service, commissioned by Brighton and Hove City Council
(BHCC), contractors will offer a user-friendly, non-judgemental, person-centred, and
confidential service which links into existing networks of local support services. In
addition, pharmacy staff must show awareness of key health issues for the residents
of Brighton and Hove and be responsive to them.
• The service will be delivered by pharmacy teams consisting of a HLP leader and
health champion as defined by the NHSE &I document referenced above.
• Pharmacy contractors will deliver health promotion and self-care advice using the
principals of the Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
https://www.makingeverycontactcount.co.uk
• Pharmacy contractors will proactively engage with local communities to promote
health campaigns, address health inequalities and signpost or directly refer to local
health and community services as appropriate.
• Pharmacy Contractors must also sign up to provide at least one of the following
public health locally commissioned service, either the sexual health and
contraceptive or the stop smoking service (refer to the service specifications).
Pharmacies must actively promote and recruit people into the services.
• Pharmacy contractors are encouraged to link in with their local Primary Care Network
(PCN) to promote services available within the pharmacy and encourage signposting
to the services from GP practices and other community services.
Location of service
Sussex LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Source of funding
Service type
Other
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
RSPH Level 2 Understanding Health Improvement (for workplace health champions) can be
accessed by community pharmacies free of charge. Training sessions are available via
Brighton and Hove Learning Gateway.
https://learning.brighton-hove.gov.uk/cpd/portal.asp
Quarterly training will be accessible via a specific Pharmacy tab on the Brighton and Hove
Learning Gateway. The HLP training scheduled will be informed by local campaigns, local
public health intelligence and feedback from pharmacy teams.
Quarterly training courses will be communicated to pharmacy teams 6 weeks before the date
of the training via email
Guidance on how to enrol on the Brighton and Hove Learning Gateway can be provided if
needed
