COVID-19: This week's updates for community pharmacies

Written by admin on Friday 19th June 2020

Latest news, information and guidance from NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) and other bodies for primary care teams (19th June)

 

Please read the following important updates by clicking the individual accordion boxes below:

This is only relevant to pharmacies located within North East Hampshire & Farnham CCG

A list of pharmacies has been added to the original published information to ensure that it is clear which pharmacies are eligible to participate in this emergency supply of PPE if and when appropriate.

Full information is provided in the updated CPSC news article:

The information below is provided for community pharmacy teams to refer to in the event of being requested to provide advice or help to Care Home staff regarding oxygen supply:

New online tools for people living with diabetes are now available to help people manage their condition during the coronavirus pandemic.

Three new services allow people to manage their condition online, with a range of videos and training available on each app for children and adults. Patients will be offered advice on treatment and care, as well as training to adopt healthy behaviours on diet and exercise.

This remote support will complement patients’ appointments, many of which have been going ahead throughout the pandemic, through video consultations or via telephone, and more recently in COVID protected areas.

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Information on the new services available for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes is available on the following NHS website page:

Guidance has been published about the aftercare needs of inpatients recovering from COVID-19.

The NHS document is designed to support local primary care and community health services as they work with partners to develop recovery/rehabilitation services for patients after they have been discharged following an acute episode of COVID-19.

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PSNC are publishing daily COVID-19 updates by email to all those that have authorised this news stream feed.

Please find below links for last week's updates which cover the following topics:

  • Checklist for emergency closures
  • COVID-19 operational pressure on independent pharmacies: May 2020 survey
  • COVID-19 roundtable webinar: The community pharmacy frontline response and where to go next?
  • Flu vaccination Service update
  • Health Education England (HEE) Learning Hub
  • Latest FAQs
  • #LookingAfterYouToo initiative: Coaching support for primary care staff
  • NHSE&I guidance on minimising the infection
  • Pandemic Delivery Service review
  • PSNC CEO message: May 2020 Blog
  • PSNC Weekly news updates
  • Public information posters updated: Face coverings
  • Ranitidine 150mg tablets May 2020 price concession redetermined
  • Share your innovative ways of working: NHSE&I survey
  • Social distancing & infection control procedures review required

Please find below links for this week's updates which cover the following topics:

  • 8th May Bank Holiday payments; one week left to claim
  • CPCS Referrals hit 300,000
  • Dexamethasone cannot be parallel exported from UK
  • Evorel products availability update
  • Facemasks and Face coverings guidance
  • GPhC advises pharmacies to review risks
  • June price concessions
  • Latest FAQs
  • Matt Hancock thanks community pharmacy
  • Pharmacy Representation Review published
  • PSNC COVID-19 FAQ library update
  • PSNC Audit: Community pharmacy consultations to be recorded w/c 29th June to aid funding negotiations
  • REMINDER: Share your innovative ways of working: NHSE&I survey
  • Social distancing risk assessment template updated

PSNC COVID-19 daily updates:

 

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