Information governance, cybersecurity and GDPR

Following the Government’s announcement about the end of national shielding in England, NHS Digital is seeking to undertake a managed closure of the Shielded Patient List. Consequently,…

The Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, Sajid Javid MP, today set out the Government’s plans to digitally reform the NHS. The plan…

A new tool has been launched to help community pharmacy contractors update their pharmacy’s details in the NHS 111 Directory of Services (DoS) and on…

Reminder: Refresh your knowledge on handling EPS technical issues Community pharmacy contractors are reminded that PSNC has produced a suite of guidance within the IT…

Cegedim and Positive Solutions have both now been assured by NHS Digital to provide IT solutions for the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS). These new…

Community pharmacy team members are encouraged to check the expiry date of their NHS Smartcards and if the expiry date is approaching, to ensure that…

PSNC previously published guidance to help community pharmacy contractors to complete the 2021/22 Data Security and Protection Toolkit. The Toolkit is used to make a…

NHS Transformation Directorate are hosting a webinar on pharmacy and Shared Care Records (ShCRs) on Thursday 23rd June, from 2-3pm. The webinar will explore: the…

Community pharmacy team members are encouraged to check the expiry date of their NHS Smartcards and if the expiry date is approaching, to ensure that…

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the passage of related legislation, temporary changes were made to Summary Care Records (SCRs) so that SCRs, by…

NHS Digital is inviting community pharmacy teams to share views relating to the new Booking and Referral Standard (BaRS). This will ensure that the tool…

Community pharmacy contractors can now access a recording of PSNC’s recent online workshop about the Data Security and Protection Toolkit. Around 500 people registered for…