Website of Devon Local Pharmaceutical Committee
Representative committee for all community pharmacy contractors in the County of Devon. Working with pharmacists, the NHS and Public Health to improve patient care.
Devon LPC newsletter – July 2018
The latest edition of the LPC newsletter has been published and can viewed here along with the associated papers.
Devon Community Pharmacy Awards
Community pharmacies across Devon deliver excellent patient and customer care every day; yet often we fail to stop and celebrate...
CPPE Accuracy checking pharmacy technician
CPPE has announced that their Accuracy checking pharmacy technician (ACPT) pilot is being extended for its final three months. Course leaflet To test...
Heatwave Plan for England 2018
The attached letter informs colleagues of the Heatwave plan for England which went live on 1st of June, the plan...
FREE Online training to support Health Champions
The topic for July is Get Ready for Summer; make sure your Health Champions and other members of the pharmacy...
Quality Payment claiming; Top tips to remember
The portal on the NHS BSA website is already open for claiming your quality payments and can be accessed here....
Deadline approaches: CPAF screening survey
Community pharmacy contractors are reminded that they have until 11.59pm on Sunday 1st July 2018 to complete the 2018/19 Community...
Free training on Managing Conflict in the pharmacy and Understanding restrictions on NHS prescribing
Would you like to feel more comfortable when you have to deal with difficult patients? Could you use more information...
RedWhale Event Last Chance For Booking – Free Places To Community Pharmacists, Heavily Discounted To All Others
We have a few places remaining for the excellent RedWhale training event, FREE for community pharmacists working in Devon, heavily...
TARGET Antibiotics Newsletter – May 2018
TARGET – Treat Antibiotics Responsibly: Guidance, Education, Tools. Public Health England have produced a useful newsletter which can be viewed...
FREE On-Line Training Type 2 Diabetes for Pharmacy Teams
The next module in the fully funded online training for members of pharmacy teams (particularly your Health Champions) is now...
Mary Seacole Leadership Programme
CPPE has just announced that applications for the next 15 cohorts for the Mary Seacole leadership programme are now open. ...
Latest PSNC News
PSNC July Meeting: summary for contractors now available
PSNC’s July meeting was held on the 10th and 11th of the month in Crewe, and key agenda items included:...
July 20, 2018PSNC tells MPs of impact of generics price increases on pharmacy workload
PSNC has given evidence to an investigation by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) into price increases in generic medicines. The...
July 20, 2018New Health Secretary sets out NHS priorities and role for pharmacies
Prevention, technology and the healthcare workforce are to be the top early priorities for the health service, the new Health...
July 20, 2018MHRA Drug Safety Update – July 2018
Date issued: 17th July 2018 A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 11, Issue...
July 20, 2018Events
Alcohol Awareness and Alcohol ABT Training
Thursday, 26 July, 2018, 7.00pm food, 7.30pm Start
Hannah's. Seale Hayne TQ12 6NQ
Alcohol awareness and Alcohol ABT Training Hosted by Drink Wise, Age Well Devon Who is this training aimed at? Community...
Basic Life Support Training
Tuesday, 7 August, 2018, 6.30pm Food 7.15pm Start
Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay TQ2 5LX
To book a place: http://tinyurl.com/ybhgntkf
Flu Vaccination Training
Tuesday, 7 August, 2018, 6.30pm Food 7.15pm Start
Exeter Court Hotel, Kennford, Exeter EX6 7UX
NHS Community Pharmacy Flu Vaccination Service – Vaccination training Pharmacies wishing to provide the service will have to demonstrate that...