Welcome to the website of Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire providing support, guidance and advice to community pharmacy within Hertfordshire. It is our vision that community pharmacies are an integrated and equal partner in the health and care landscape for the benefit of patients. Our full strategic plan and workstreams are available on our committee pages.
Following the launch of NHS England’s (NHSE) ‘Think Pharmacy first’ campaign and promotional materials are now available for pharmacy teams to use.
As part of the Terms of Service Pharmacy owners are required to update NHS Profile Manager and verify, where necessary, the information contained in their NHS website profile and their DoS profile at least once each quarter of the financial year. The new quarter starts on 1 January and ends on 31 March 2024. This is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners.
We are holding a Making a success of your pharmacy services event on Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 7.00-10.00pm at the Fielder Centre in Hatfield. This is your chance to come and hear about the future of community pharmacy, and the opportunity to hear and share best practice to help you deliver successful key services e.g. pharmacy first, contraception and hypertension case-finding. A full agenda will follow in due course. This event incorporates the CPH Annual General Meeting where you can hear about the work we have undertaken in the last year. Reserve your place now!
At the CPH meeting in January 2024, the committee agreed and approved the new budget for 2024/25. Included in this budget is a contractor levy increase. CPH has not increased the levy for community pharmacy contractors for five years since 2019. The cost of supporting community pharmacy contractors has increased, along with inflationary increases and we have been extremely diligent in managing CPHs resources utilising existing investment to maintain the levy during the last five years.
Pharmacies across Hertfordshire deliver excellent customer care every day, yet often we fail to stop and celebrate the successes you achieve. Engage with the future of community pharmacy Conference 2024 Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire is proud to host our Awards Ceremony to recognise the great work and service provided in pharmacies. Who can enter? ALL pharmacy contractors in Hertfordshire. Put your nomination in today!
Community Pharmacy England has launched its third annual Pressures Survey and both CPE and CPH encourage everyone who owns or works in a community pharmacy to respond. CPE want to hear about issues such as medicines supply, workforce, and the recently launched Pharmacy First service. The Pharmacy Pressures Survey once again consists of two surveys, with many questions kept similar to last year’s to give a clear picture over time. The surveys are as short as possible, taking around 10-15 minutes to complete. They will be open until 23.59 on Tuesday 2 April.
Pharmacy First Deadline Extension NHSBSA have extended the deadline for a further week! The deadline is now 11.59pm on Thursday, 21 March 2024. NHSBSA have confirmed that pharmacy owners who submit their February declaration by the revised deadline will receive their Pharmacy First payment on 1 May 2024 as expected.
Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide. This year Ramadan will commence on either the 11 or 12 March (depending on the sighting of the moon) and will last for a period of 29 to 30 days. Many pharmacy staff and patients who are Muslims will observe a daily period of fasting during Ramadan starting at sunrise and ending at sunset during the month. This means total abstinence from food, drink (including water and medication) and smoking. In order to support your colleagues and patients below are some links with useful information and resources:
NHSE&I East of England Region Commissioning teams are working with Anenta to provide Managing Agent services for Hazardous and Clinical waste services in the Hertfordshire region. Anenta will be a single point of contact for clinical waste issues for Community Pharmacies and GP practices, in the East of Region Commissioning teams. Anenta will manage all queries with regards to clinical waste collection from Community Pharmacies. Find out more about how to use the service.
Information on Controlled Drugs (CD) can be found on our CPH website including information on reporting (including the reporting website) and the CD Accountable Officer. Please remember, where applicable, to submit controlled drugs destruction requests regularly in order to prevent unsafe quantities of expired CD stock building up in any of your pharmacy premises
Please follow this link to see the guidance for the 2024/25 flu vaccination programme. This letter sets out the eligible cohorts and next steps for…
Community Pharmacies that had expressed an interest to open on Easter Sunday should now have received communications from the HWE ICB confirming whether you have…
Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide. This year Ramadan will commence on either the 11 or…
On Monday 11 March 2024, NHSE England launches a new “Get your blood pressure checked” campaign. The campaign encourages adults aged 40+, to go to the…
Following the CGL training event on Wednesday 6 March 2024, CGL sent out an email on Friday 8 March 2024 requesting pharmacy contractors to send…
At the CPH meeting in January 2024, the committee agreed and approved the new budget for 2024/25. Included in this budget is a contractor levy…
Pharmacy owners are reminded that from 1st April 2024, they must have an otoscope available, and all clinical pathways must be provided in bricks and…
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Semaglutide (Ozempic®) 0.25mg, 0.5mg and 1mg solution for injection in a…
As announced in the NHS Primary Care bulletin (published 14 March 2024), over half of GP surgeries have digital solutions available to automate the issuing…
The Pharmacy team at NHSE East of England Workforce Education and Training directorate would like…
Level 2 Trainings on MS Teams is 2 X 3-hour parts / Level 2 Trainings…
Hertfordshire County Council are funding free Mental Health First Aid Training for volunteers and staff…