Leicestershire Local Pharmaceutical Committee
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We are the unified local voice for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Local Pharmaceutical Committees (LPCs)
We support, develop and promote over 220 NHS community pharmacies.
Working closely with the local NHS, including NHS England Area Teams, CCGs and local government, we are responsible for advancing the enhanced role of community pharmacy to ensure it plays an active part in promoting health and wellbeing.
COVID-19: This week’s updates for community pharmacies (1)
Latest news, information and guidance from NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) for primary care teams. 1. Senior NHS figures...
COVID-19: This week’s updates for community pharmacies (2)
Latest news, information and guidance from LLR LPC and Pharmacy bodies. Please read the following important updates by reading the...
REMINDERS: Important updates announced recently
Secretary of State’s emergency declaration and exemption for patients signing prescription backs extended. Next PNA publication date deferred and complaints...
VirtualOutcomes latest training package
This month’s topic is C19 Lateral Flow Device Distribution Service. This online training is provided free of charge to all community pharmacies...
New Lateral Flow Device Distribution Service launched
This new Advanced service is available for pharmacy contractors to provide and works alongside existing NHS Test and Trace COVID-19...
REMINDERS: MUR, Flu Vaccination 2020-21 and Pandemic Delivery advanced services have now all finished
Read on for details of these recently decommissioned services… 1. Medicines Use Review service now decommissioned (31st March 2021) The...
COVID-19: This week’s updates for community pharmacies (1)
Latest news, information and guidance from NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) for primary care teams. 1. NHSE&I Primary Care...
COVID-19: This week’s updates for community pharmacies (2)
Latest news, information and guidance from LLR LPC and Pharmacy bodies. Please read the following important updates by reading the...
Chloramphenicol update to use in children under 2 years old
The SPC for Chloramphenicol eye drops has been updated and now includes a contra-indication for use in children under 2...
Launch of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
The Agency will lead on health protection and security activity for England, and will also take over from the Public...
Serious Shortage Protocol published updates for March
SSP011 for Competact® 15mg/850mg tablets now added to existing four* other SSPs currently active. In response to significant ongoing disruption...
New PSNC Twitter account to promote pharmacy to a wider audience
A second separate account has been set-up to use and engage with external stakeholders. PSNC’s Twitter account is aimed at...
Latest PSNC News
COVID-19 vacs: Collaborative working between Crest Pharmacy Group and PureGym
A community pharmacy group in the West Midlands is running a COVID-19 vaccination site from a gym to support local...
April 16, 2021April video update from PSNC’s CEO
The PSNC CEO video update for April is now available to watch. In the video PSNC Chief Executive Simon Dukes...
April 16, 2021Early sign-up fee for C-19 test distribution service deadline approaches
Community pharmacy contractors who have not yet signed up to the new Advanced service – the NHS community pharmacy COVID-19...
April 16, 2021C-19 test distribution service: recording and submitting transaction data
Pharmacies participating in the NHS community pharmacy COVID-19 lateral flow device distribution service must ask the person collecting the test kits the...
April 15, 2021