Pharmacy Contraception Service webinars
Published on: 7th December 2023 | Updated on: 20th January 2024
In late 2023 and early 2024, Community Pharmacy England hosted a series of webinars to help pharmacy owners and their teams to prepare for the new Pharmacy First service, and changes to the PCS and Hypertension Case-Finding Service.
There were two webinars on the PCS:
Pharmacy Contraception Service: getting going with the service – this webinar was aimed at helping pharmacy teams who have not yet started to provide the service to get ready to offer it to their patients.
Pharmacy Contraception Service: Initiating contraception webinar – this webinar was aimed at helping pharmacy teams who are already providing the service to expand their offering to include initiating contraception.
Please scroll down to the one you want to watch.
Getting going with the service
Community Pharmacy England held the ‘Pharmacy Contraception Service: Getting going with the service’ webinar on 10th January 2024. This webinar aimed to help those who have yet started to provide the Contraception Service to get ready to offer it to their patients.
The webinar focused on reviewing the service and its requirements, as well as exploring learning and development options for pharmacists who provide the service. Attendees also learned from the speakers’ experiences in piloting the service, received practical tips on delivering it effectively, and heard about the resources available to support pharmacy owners and their teams.
During the webinar, attendees had the opportunity to hear directly from the Community Pharmacy England Services Team, Kirsty Armstrong, NHS England’s National Pharmacy Integration Lead, Emma Anderson, a practising Clinical Services Pharmacist as well as a tutor at the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE), and Priya Littler, Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist at Lalys Pharmacy. They also answered a large number of viewers’ questions live.
You can view the recorded version of the webinar below:
Initiating Contraception
Community Pharmacy England held the ‘Pharmacy Contraception Service: Initiating Contraception’ webinar on 5th December 2023. This webinar focused on the new aspects of the Contraception Service, including the requirements, training options, and available resources to support pharmacy owners and their teams.
The event also provided pharmacy owners with the opportunity to ask their questions to the Community Pharmacy England Services Team, as well as guest speakers from Kirsty Armstrong, National Pharmacy Integration Lead at NHS England, and Emma Anderson, a practising Clinical Services Pharmacist and a tutor at the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE).
You can view the recorded version of the webinar below:
