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Flu vaccination of 50-64 year olds can commence

Flu vaccinations for 50-64 year olds* can commence today (Tuesday 1st December 2020) under the terms of the flu vaccination Advanced service. This follows the Government's announcement, earlier this year, that the 2020 flu vaccination programme would be extended with the addition of this new cohort, so it would become the largest programme ever undertaken...

16 hours ago

Medicine Supply Notification: Oral contraceptive tablets (various brands)

Update: (30/11/2020) Resupply dates revised below Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Oral Contraceptive tablets (various brands) The following oral contraceptive preparations are currently out of stock Product affected Ingredients Anticipated Resupply Date Management Advice Brevinor Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone 35microgram/500 microgram tablets w/c 11 January 2021 No exact equivalent...

1 day ago

Update on pharmacy IT workstreams published

The Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) has, today, published its Pharmacy IT quarterly round-up (Winter 2020 edition). This follows the group’s quarterly meeting on 18th November 2020, where a range of topics were discussed, including: the deployment of Real Time Exemption Checking and contractor acceptance of the user agreement; the new NHS Service Finder...

1 day ago

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News Digest - 26th November 2020

Our News Digest covers COVID-19 updates and important information for community pharmacies!

Welcome to Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire

The NHS and local government consult Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire on all matters relating to the NHS and public health work undertaken by community pharmacy in West Yorkshire. We are also responsible for advancing the enhanced role of community pharmacy to ensure it plays an active part in promoting health and wellbeing across West Yorkshire.
Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire is the Local Pharmaceutical Committee for West Yorkshire and is the local voice for all community pharmacies (chemists) in the area. We represent over 550 pharmacies including single handed independent pharmacies and those owned by bigger chains. Pharmacies in our area employ in the region of 5000 staff.

Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire is committed to developing the workforce in our local pharmacies to ensure the whole team have the skills to support people who are unwell and prevent ill health through public health services.

The work of Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire is not for profit and is guided by our Strategy.

We work hard to represent and promote community pharmacy to the NHS and local government and to support community pharmacy teams to deliver high quality health services. We are always pleased to receive comments and suggestions from pharmacy teams so feel free to contact us.