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Update on the weight management health campaign

The delayed weight management health campaign, which was due to start on 4th January 2022, will now start next week when community pharmacy contractors receive their campaign materials. The campaign, which is the third mandated campaign agreed for 2021/2022 by [...]

Published on: 6th January 2022 | Updated on: 6th January 2022

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PQS: NHS Digital Weight Management Programme resources

The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme has produced two resources to assist community pharmacy contractors with referring patients to the programme. Pharmacy teams are required to have referred at least one patient* (who meets the criteria for referral) to either [...]

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

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NHS Profile Manager

NHS Profile Manager is a digital tool which went live in June 2022. Community pharmacy contractors previously updated two different NHS service information updaters: The NHS website profile editor and Directory of Services (DoS) Profile Updater. The NHS Profile Manager [...]

Published on: 1st November 2021 | Updated on: 26th October 2023

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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: 25th April 2024

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Regs reminder (#5): Health campaigns

Ahead of the 2021/22 contract monitoring process, community pharmacy contractors are reminded of recent changes to the pharmacy Terms of Service. This article is part of a series of reminders. On 20th October 2020 new NHS regulations were laid to introduce changes [...]

Published on: 28th May 2021 | Updated on: 28th May 2021

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HLP – Premises Requirements

Pharmacy owners should aim to create a health promoting environment that is reflected by the premises, as well as in the actions and attitudes of the pharmacy staff. Click on a heading below for more information.   Return to the [...]

Published on: 18th November 2020 | Updated on: 22nd August 2023

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How to become an HLP or maintain that status

Community pharmacy owners will be required to become an HLP in 2020/21 as agreed in the five-year CPCF; this reflects the priority attached to public health and prevention work. On 20th October 2020 new NHS regulations were laid to introduce changes [...]

Published on: 4th November 2020 | Updated on: 22nd August 2023

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Service case study: British Heart Foundation Innovation Award secures HLP pilot

Patients in Cheshire & Merseyside can now get their blood pressure and heartbeat screened in accredited Healthy Living Pharmacies (HLPs) as part of a new joint project implemented in various settings across the region. How was the service set up? [...]

Published on: 22nd January 2018 | Updated on: 28th March 2022

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Service case study: HIV testing being offered in Cumbrian pharmacies (December 2016)

Community pharmacies in Cumbria have started offering a HIV testing service after OutREACH Cumbria was successful in securing funding for a pharmacy-based service. The pilot project is funded by Public Health England through the National HIV Prevention Innovation Fund, and [...]

Published on: 20th February 2017 | Updated on: 28th March 2022

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Service development tools and publications hub

This hub page contains links to tools and publications that LPCs may find useful when trying to spot opportunities for the commissioning and development of new community pharmacy services. As well as being useful to help pinpoint opportunities, the tools [...]

Published on: 1st December 2014 | Updated on: 31st March 2022

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Service case study: Devon LPC’s Diabetes Support Service (April 2014)

The Community Pharmacy England Evidence Awards, which were supported by the Health Education Foundation, were held during the 2013 LPC Conference to further enhance the evidence base for locally commissioned services. From the many submissions, nine entries were shortlisted based [...]

Published on: 17th April 2014 | Updated on: 28th March 2022

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Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention

Examples of this service that have been commissioned locally are available on the Community Pharmacy England online services database. Tools and publications which may be useful to support the commissioning of this service can be found on the Service development tools and [...]

Published on: 27th August 2013 | Updated on: 15th March 2022

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Evaluation of the NMS

This page contains information on the Government-funded evaluation of the New Medicine Service (NMS) and other research and evaluations related to the service. Evaluation of the service Following the publication by the Department of Health (DH) of an Invitation To [...]

Published on: 10th July 2013 | Updated on: 15th March 2022

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New Medicine Service (NMS)

The New Medicine Service (NMS) was the fourth Advanced Service to be added to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF); it commenced on 1st October 2011. The service provides support for people with long-term conditions newly prescribed a medicine to [...]

Published on: 18th June 2013 | Updated on: 18th November 2023