Pharmacy technicians are now about to use patient group directions
Pharmacy technicians and patient group directions Amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (HMR 2012) took effect this week (26 June)[…]
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Enhanced Primary Care
We love Primary Care and our mission is to ensure every element is as good as it possibly can be. This isn’t easy, we don’t have all of the answers, but we have developed a number of solutions that have improved the lives of patients and practice teams.
Significant risk of incorrect data being recorded – Maternal pertussis vaccine change
Maternal pertussis vaccine change The maternal pertussis vaccine is changing from Boostrix-IPV to ADACEL from 1 July 2024. NHS England[…]
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New unfunded immunisation programme – Introducing RSV vaccination programmes for those aged 75 and over and pregnant women
Introducing RSV Vaccination Programmes for Older Adults and Pregnant Women Funding Concerns and Operational Impact The announcement of two new[…]
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Implementing the Reasonable Adjustments Digital Flag – Training and Benefits
The NHS is rolling out the Reasonable Adjustments Digital Flag across the NHS and publicly funded care services. This initiative[…]
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Action required by all practices – Cervical Screening Management System expected to go live on 24 June 2024
The new Cervical Screening Management System (CSMS) is scheduled to go live at 7am on Monday 24 June 2024. Final[…]
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General Practice Vaccination and Immunisation Services
In April 2021, the administration of the Pneumococcal vaccine transitioned from an enhanced service to being classified under “essential services”[…]
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Summary of the New Primary Care Service Development and IT Funding Guidance 2024/25
Introduction The new NHS England guidance for 2024/25 outlines the allocation and use of Service Development Funding (SDF) and General[…]
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The New Community Pharmacy PCN Engagement Role
The NHS England announcement of community pharmacy primary care network (PCN) engagement leads introduces an intriguing, albeit challenging, new role[…]
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Want to save a significant amount on your energy bills?
I met with Dr Christian Hornung, GP partner. He told me how they saved enough money on their utility bills[…]
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Accidental Addicts: Patients at risk from misuse of prescribed medication a Practical Session
This group of patients are often under-recognised, under-served yet over-represented when it comes to the time required to support them.[…]
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