Increasing Flu Uptake Across Greater Manchester

GMLPC have had sight of national data outlining the uptake of flu vaccinations across Greater Manchester. The data indicates that...

BMJ Best Practice for Community Pharmacists and Technicians

BMJ Best Practice is a clinical support tool that provides healthcare professionals quick and easy access to the latest evidence-based...

COVID-19 Vaccinations for Pharmacy Staff

GMLPC have been working with GMHSCP and localities across GM to ensure scheduled appointments are available for all Pharmacy colleagues...

NHS Medicines Discharge Service (MDS) – Toolkit and E-Learning Modules

NHSE&I have today (15th January 2021), published the NHS Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) Toolkit, which aims to assist and support cross-sector implementation of...

Flu Vaccination Stock: Use for Private Patients

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that from tomorrow (15th January 2021), community pharmacies can offer a...

Stop Smoking Resources

The GM Health Hub and NHS have produced a range of resources to help people stop smoking. The ‘Smoke Free’...

Pandemic Delivery Service now active across England

Following the Government’s announcement of the commencement of a new national lockdown in England, clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) patients anywhere in...

COVID-19 Vaccine – Fake Text Messages

Consumer group Which? is warning the public to be on alert for fake messages about the COVID-19 vaccine. They have identified...

Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine approved

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University/AstraZeneca was yesterday given regulatory approval by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...

The UK-EU Trade deal and the end of the Transition Period

Health Minister Edward Argar MP wrote to health and social care colleagues to provide an update on the UK-EU Trade...

Claiming for PPE expenditure

A mechanism to claim for PPE expenditure used between 27th February 2020 and 31st December 2020 is now available. Claims...

Pandemic Delivery Service Extension

The Pandemic Delivery service extension for Tier 4 areas which will include clinically extremely vulnerable ( CEV patients )  is...