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The number of practices involved in the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) is now slowly increasing, but factors including the COVID-19 booster programme and poor IT systems are hampering progress, LPC chiefs have told C+D.
While some local pharmaceutical committee (LPC) chiefs told C+D they have seen an improved number of GP referrals following the introduction of incentives, others believe that increased focus on providing booster jabs is now slowing down the rollout of this pathway.
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0The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced that it is advising its 6,000 member pharmacies to limit services and reduce opening hours in protest against “unsustainable” funding.
1Due to shortages in coal tar scalp ointment, the DHSC has asked the manufacturer of an equivalent product - Sebco - to provide increased stock levels to support patients during this time.
0Pharmacies in Scotland have been asked to ensure they have the “appropriate stock” of naloxone – a medicine used to reverse the effects of an opiate overdose – following an “increase in sudden collapse” due to overdoses.
Commissioners are looking for 66 pharmacies in the Midlands to offer a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and pertussis vaccination service.
Paydens Pharmacy has announced the rollout of a private prescribing service that allows patients to access same-day care “without needing to see their GP” for £15 per consultation.
