Wigan services
In the event that your pharmacy needs to suspend the delivery of locally commissioned services due to closures (either planned, unplanned or partial closures) contractors are responsible for notifying the commissioner.
Wigan Locally Commissioned Services:
Sexual Health Services
Emergency Hormone Contraception (EHC)
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Service Specification – 01/07/2019 – 30/06/2021 Levonorgestrel PGD – 01/09/2019 – 31/08/2022
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Supporting Documents Supporting Information – Information from Spectrum COVID-19 Updates |
Key Contact
Paul Jamieson Lead Officer Public Health People Directorate Children Adults and Families Wigan Council Wigan Life Centre (South site), College Avenue, Wigan WN1 1NJ
Telephone:01942 827 447
Email: P.Jamieson@wigan.gov.uk
Substance Misuse Services
Supervised Consumption
| Service Specification – 01/04/2020 – 31/03/2021 |
COVID-19 Updates COVID-19 letter regarding continuation of SC payment (21st April) COVID-19 letter regarding continuation of SC payment post June 2020 |
Key Contact
Lorraine Maden Lead Clinical Pharmacist https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/services
Telephone: 07976303835
Email: lorraine.maden@wearewithyou.org.uk
Needle and Syringe Exchange
| Service Specification – 01/04/2020 – 31/03/2021 |
COVID-19 updates COVID-19 letter regarding NSP payment (21st April)
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Key Contact
Lorraine Maden Lead Clinical Pharmacist https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/services
Telephone: 07976303835
Email: lorraine.maden@wearewithyou.org.uk
Alcohol Services
Stop Smoking Services
Smoking Cessation
| Service Specification – 22/01/2018 – 31/03/2019 – new service specification requested 04/05/2020 |
Key Contact
James O’Neill North West Service Manager Health & Well-Being: Knowsley, St Helens & Wigan – www.chcpcic.org.uk
Telephone: 0151 426 7462
Mobile: 07528085816
Email: jamesoneil@nhs.net
NRT Voucher Scheme
Currently not commissioned in this locality
Champix PGD
Currently not commissioned in this locality
End of Life Services
Palliative Care Stock Holding
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Service Specification – 01/03/2019 – 31/03/2021 Up until 31st July pharmacies were reporting on stock holding on a weekly basis to support the COVID-19 response. This weekly reporting is no longer a requirement. It has been agreed that contractors are now only required to report monthly as per the service specification. |
Key Contact
Zoe Trumper Acting Assistant Director of Medicines Management NHS Wigan Borough Clinical Commissioning Group
Telephone: 01942 482747
Fax: 0203 009 5555
Email: zoe.trumper@wiganboroughccg.nhs.uk
Web: http://www.wiganboroughccg.nhs.uk
Out of Hours
| Service Specification – 01/03/2019 – 31/03/2021 |
Key Contact
Zoe Trumper Acting Assistant Director of Medicines Management NHS Wigan Borough Clinical Commissioning Group
Telephone: 01942 482747
Fax: 0203 009 5555
Email: zoe.trumper@wiganboroughccg.nhs.uk
Web: http://www.wiganboroughccg.nhs.uk
Minor Ailments Services
GM Scheme
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Service Specification – 01/10/2020 – 31/09/2021
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Supporting Documents |
Local Scheme
As Wigan CCG MAS will end on 30 September 2020, pharmacies will not be paid for consultations carried out under the Wigan MAS after 30 September 2020. From 1 October 2020, Pharmacies instead will be able to provide the Greater Manchester Minor Ailment Scheme (MAS).
Eye Condition Services
Covid-19 Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)
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Supporting Documents CUES Service Summary One Pager CUES Practice list Wigan September 2020 PE UES Poster AW 1b practice poster PE UES Poster AW 2b practice poster Urgent Eyecare Service Leaflet During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CUES (COVID-19 Urgent Eye Care Service) was launched to support the pandemic. This service now supersedes the Minor Eye Condition Service (MECS) The CUES is an extended version of the MECS service which allows remote consultation and uses IT capability to provide a digital service. In some areas, an Independent prescriber may be used to prescribe medicines for the patient. For further details please refer to the service summary, available here Where a medicine is required, Pharmacies will directly be supplying or selling (where appropriate), “Pharmacy only” (P) medicines and General Sales List (GSL) medicines, and the following POMs: chloramphenicol, cyclopentolate hydrochloride, fusidic acid and tropicamide. In these new CUES areas, patients will be provided with a private written order for purchase items over the counter or access the Minor Ailment Service (MAS) in areas where the MAS is commissioned. For further information click here |
Minor Eye Conditions NHS Community Dispensing Service (MECS)
| Currently not commissioned in this locality |
Monitored Dosage Systems
| MDS service specification 01.01.2013-31.01.2016 |
Supporting Documents NHS contract letter to Pharmacies March 2019
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