Public Health Profiles for 2011

The Public Health Observatory have published their annual Health Profiles. These reports provide a snapshot of health for each local authority in England. The 2011 profiles intend to assist local government and health services plan to reduce health inequalities. The profiles for the East of England can be download from this link.. … more

RPS Quick reference guide to the BNF

A quick reference guide has been published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, this aims to act as a roadmap for pharmacists on where to look in the BNF for information
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Cost to Service Enquiry

This report identifies and quantifies the various NHS costs involved in delivering community pharmacy services. This reports makes for essential reading for contractors. The results of this report will help to inform negotiations between the Department of Health and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee regarding the appropriate level of funding required to provide NHS pharmaceutical services to patients … more

• Pharmabase: The new web based platform for services

This is the development of a web-based platform to support community pharmacy contractors and their staff in the delivery of services and the management of payment claims, and commissioners in the management of community pharmacy services. Read more about this...

• Winter Flu Planning for 2012

The objective of the seasonal flu programme is to minimise the health impact of seasonal flu through effective monitoring, prevention and treatment.
Community Pharmacy plays a major role in helping to achieve this...

• Level 3: Achieving IG in 2012

Information Governance Version 9 has been released. The LPC will be producing another online toolkit over the summer to help contractors achieve Level 3 requirements.
For a quick update - read here for more information

• Update on the EPS Service: Release 2

The Electronic Prescription Service will allow prescriptions to be sent electronically from the GP surgery to the pharmacy and then on to NHS Prescription Services for payment. This remains a central part of the NHS reform.

The Service is recognised as a key pillar of the National Programme for IT.