Bulletin 5 - Pharmacy First:

Service Start Date Announced: Don’t Miss Out Claiming the £2000 Payment 

Community Pharmacy & the Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care – Bulletin 5

Have You Registered for the Service Yet & Claimed the £2000 Initial Fixed Payment?

91% of pharmacies across West Yorkshire pharmacies have now registered to provide the service. Has your pharmacy? If not, please sign-up ASAP (you must be able to meet the requirements of the service specification.) and before 11:59pm on Tuesday 30 January 2024 so that you don’t miss out on the £2000 payment. The service will commence on Wednesday 31st January 2024. Please visit the Community Pharmacy England (CPE) Pharmacy First webpage for further information and details of this new service.

There’s been a few announcements and updates since our previous Pharmacy First Bulletin so here’s a helpful summary: -

Preparing for Pharmacy First

CPE drop-in sessions – CPE is hosting a series of online drop-in sessions to assist pharmacy teams with any queries on the service. The drop-in sessions will be held between 1-2pm on Microsoft Teams on the following dates:

• Monday 29th January 2024
• Tuesday 30th January 2024
• Tuesday 6th February 2024
• Thursday 8th February 2024

You do not need to register for these sessions. Please see the link here for details of how to join.

Clinical Pathway videos – these videos, (there’s a separate video for each clinical pathway), will be useful for pharmacists preparing to provide the service. See here.

Watch the latest CPE webinar on Pharmacy First (getting ready for launch) – there is now an on-demand recording of the latest CPE webinar which provided practical guidance for preparing for the launch of the service. Both the CPE Pharmacy First webinars (getting to know the service and getting ready for launch) are available to watch  here.

Implementation checklists for pharmacy owners and pharmacists have been updated – see here.

PharmOutcomes video – this training video for the service is less than 15 minutes and is a recommended watch for those pharmacies who will be using PharmOutcomes for Pharmacy First. See here.

Training & Events

CPPE

CPPE has a dedicated Pharmacy First page which includes a self-assessment framework for the service. Completing this self-assessment will allow you to identify any additional training needs and support you to address these where necessary (the self-assessment form links directly to suitable learning resources).

There are a lot of other helpful resources available on the CPPE Pharmacy First page (see under “useful CPPE resources to support the delivery of Pharmacy First”), including:-

• A video on how to conduct an ear examination - https://vimeo.com/904422101/f3ebc6c96c?share=copy
• NHS Pharmacy First Essential Skills (e-learning)
• NHS Pharmacy First - Sore Throat (e-learning)
• NHS Pharmacy First - Sinusitis (e-learning)
• NHS Pharmacy First - Otitis Media (e-learning)
• Dermatology: An Introduction to Managing Common Skin Conditions

This is just a selection of the resources available. Please visit the CPPE Pharmacy First page.



CliniSkills

Another reminder that there are free clinical examination skills training available for Community Pharmacists - have a look at https://www.cliniskills.com/community-pharmacists/ to see the training offers available.

Agilio iLearn Pharmacy First Training

See https://learn.clarity.co.uk/Courses/pharmacy-first

VirtualOutcomes

VirtualOutcomes is free for all West Yorkshire Community Pharmacy Teams and has training for the whole pharmacy team (an introduction and service overview of Pharmacy First), and 7 separate condition modules for each clinical pathway. See here.

CPWY Pharmacy First Event: Supporting You with the New National Service

Please see the slides here from the recent CPWY event which was held this week (Wednesday 24th January 2024). Other resources from the event can be found here. The event was aimed at the whole pharmacy team and provided practical information to help teams get ready for the service and a brief overview of the service requirements. If you did not get chance to attend, (the event was fully booked), you can view the slides via the link above. 

Resources to Promote the Service

• Introducing the service to GP practices – CPE have published a template letter/email that can be sent to practices introducing the service. See here.

• Promoting the service to patients and members of the public – see https://cpe.org.uk/our-news/pharmacy-first-resources-to-promote-the-service/

Please email us at info@cpwy.org if you have any questions about the service.

Please visit the CPE Pharmacy First webpage for further information and details of this service. Please email us at info@cpwy.org if you have any questions about the service.



Kind regards,

CPWY

Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire

www.cpwy.org

info@cpwy.org

0113 272 7560