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New Electronic Repeat Dispensing guidance

PSNC has updated its Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) webpage and guidance. The updated webpage explains how the eRD process works and contains useful resources for pharmacy and general practice teams. The webpage also includes resources to support with the promotion [...]

Published on: 24th October 2022 | Updated on: 24th October 2022

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COVID-19 Vaccination Service

This page provides information on the COVID-19 vaccination programme that pharmacies are taking part in. The current programme is the spring 2024 booster programme. Click on the header below for more information.

Published on: 30th June 2022 | Updated on: 12th April 2024

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Data Security Toolkit guidance & webinar (30th June deadline is today)

PSNC previously published guidance to help community pharmacy contractors to complete the 2021/22 Data Security and Protection Toolkit. The Toolkit is used to make a pharmacy’s information governance (IG) declaration and must be completed by 30th June 2022. However, PSNC recommends [...]

Published on: 30th June 2022 | Updated on: 1st July 2022

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Reminder: Data Security & Protection Toolkit: new PSNC guidance available

PSNC previously published guidance to help community pharmacy contractors to complete the 2021/22 Data Security and Protection Toolkit. The Toolkit is used to make a pharmacy’s information governance (IG) declaration and must be completed by 30th June 2022. However, PSNC recommends [...]

Published on: 9th June 2022 | Updated on: 28th June 2022

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One pump daily dose conversion added to Oestrogel®SSPs

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has updated Annex A of SSP022 and SSP023 for Oestrogel® Pump-Pack 0.06% gel to include a dose conversion to a specific alternative Estradiol patch for patients who use 1 pump of Oestrogel® daily. Previously, only dose conversions [...]

Published on: 1st June 2022 | Updated on: 13th June 2022

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Data Security & Protection Toolkit: new PSNC guidance available

PSNC has published new guidance to help community pharmacy contractors to complete the 2021/22 Data Security and Protection Toolkit. The Toolkit is used to make a pharmacy’s information governance (IG) declaration and must be completed by 30th June 2022. However, we recommended [...]

Published on: 6th May 2022 | Updated on: 10th February 2023

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Records, Data security & IG

Data security and information governance covers many topics related to the protection of data, systems, and networks.   Electronic health records (EHR) The EHR hub section of the website summarises information and current policy on digital electronic health records (EHRs) [...]

Published on: 9th February 2022 | Updated on: 20th October 2023

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Hypertension Case-Finding Service – FAQs

This page contains the answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) posed by pharmacy owners and LPCs on the Hypertension Case-Finding Service. Please note, this page has been updated to reflect the service requirements from 1st December 2023; please see our [...]

Published on: 13th October 2021 | Updated on: 22nd November 2023

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Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) workstream updates (archive)

Read more about CP ITG and its work at: the Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) webpage. This ‘CP ITG workstream update (archive)‘ webpage sets out information following past CP ITG meetings based on past pharmacy IT bulletin. The bulletins [...]

Published on: 4th October 2021 | Updated on: 19th October 2023

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PQS: Patient safety report resource

A new resource to support community pharmacy contractors to complete their patient safety report, a requirement of the ‘Safety report and demonstrable learnings from the CPPE LASA e-learning’ Gateway criterion of the 2021/22 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS), is now available. [...]

Published on: 16th September 2021 | Updated on: 16th September 2021

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Hypertension Case-Finding Service

This page contains information about the Hypertension Case-Finding Service which 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 [...]

Published on: 23rd August 2021 | Updated on: 17th May 2024

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IT case study: Leeds pharmacist explains RTEC benefits

Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC) is a technical solution enabling the PMR system to automatically find out whether a patient has a known prescription charge exemption that can automatically apply to their EPS prescription. In this case study, David Broome, [...]

Published on: 18th August 2021 | Updated on: 28th June 2022

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PSNC launches Value of Pharmacy Animation 

PSNC has launched a video animation showcasing the important work that community pharmacies do and explaining how, with sustainable funding and ongoing support from Government, their role could be developed further. The animation has been developed to support PSNC’s conversations [...]

Published on: 23rd July 2021 | Updated on: 23rd July 2021

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Data Security and Protection Toolkit: new PSNC guidance docs now available

PSNC has published a suite of new guidance to assist community pharmacy contractors with completing the Data Security and Protection Toolkit for 2020/21. The Toolkit, used to make a pharmacy’s information governance (IG) declaration, must be completed by 30th June 2021 [...]

Published on: 29th April 2021 | Updated on: 22nd June 2022

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IT case study: Pharmacy in Sheffield goes paperless

One of the ironies for many pharmacy contractors is the increased use of paper in community pharmacy which has followed the widespread use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), but one Sheffield pharmacy team has succeeded in adopting a paperless [...]

Published on: 7th April 2021 | Updated on: 28th June 2022