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MHRA Drug Safety Update February 2019

Date issued 18th February 2019 A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 12 Issue 7 February 2019:1) has been published and includes articles on: Carbimazole: Increased risk of congenital malformations; strengthened advice on contraception. Carbimazole: risk of acute pancreatitis. SGLT2 inhibitiors: reports of Fournier’s gangrene (necrotising fasciitis of the...

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Class 4 MHRA Drug Alert – Atropine Sulfate 3mg/10ml Solution for injection in pre-filled syringe (Laboratoire Aguettant)

Drug Alert No: EL (19) A/05 Date Issued: 18th February 2019 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 drug alert for certain batches of Atropine Sulfate 3mg/10ml Solution for Injection in pre-filled syringe (Laboratoire Aguettant) Atropine Sulfate 3mg/10ml Solution for injection in pre-filled syringe. (Laboratoire Aguettant) PL 14434/0016 Batch Number...

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PSNC agrees strategic plan for 2019/20 at latest meeting

The PSNC Committee held the first of its new-style quarterly meetings this month, and agreed its plan for 2019/20. The Committee held important discussions on the NHS Long Term Plan, Brexit contingency planning, price concessions, service updates, and of course the commitment to Primary Care Networks (PCNs) made in the GP funding deal. The Committee...

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Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire e-Learning

Welcome to the Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire e-learning platform.

We are working with Virtual Outcomes to deliver a series of online training events throughout the year. The training is free to access and is open to all members of the pharmacy team.

Each module will take around 15-20 minutes to complete. The contents typically include an introduction to the topic, how it impacts the health of your patients and what you can do to support them. There is also a link to where you can get nationally available resources for health promotion campaigns. Each month at least one new topic will be released for the whole team to view. Some of the modules are aimed at Healthy Living Pharmacy Champions, but will be useful for the whole team. Additional modules will also be provided on key emerging topics like General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

You can access the e-learning modules from a PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone with an internet connection. You will need your F-code and an email address to register. Once you have registered you will get an email notification of any new courses.

You will be able to access a certificate for each module completed.

We hope that you will make use of this e-learning platform and that you find it useful. We will review the system this year and decide whether we continue to invest in this on your behalf. Your feedback will be invaluable in developing courses so please let us have any feedback you have.

If you need help logging on to watch the webinar please see the Virtual Outcomes Login Easy Guide.

Locum pharmacists wishing to access Virtuaul Ouctomes e-learning should use the F-code of the West Yorkshire pharmacy you are current working in, or last worked in.

To access the courses please click here (https://www.virtualoutcomes.co.uk/pharmacy-training/)

Help Us Help You e-Learning Module Just Announced

Course Objectives:

To understand the background of the new umbrella campaign - Help Us Help You.
To ensure you understand the objectives of the pharmacy campaign.
To share some ideas you could use in your pharmacy to support the campaign.
To share information about the resources available to enable you to run your campaign.

Help Us Help You Training Flyer

Cervical Cancer Screening!

Course Objectives:

To increase understanding of the symptoms of cervical cancer.
To recognise the warning signs of cervical cancer.
To understand the importance of screening and the role the pharmacy team can play.
To understand what resources are available and how you can make an impactful display.

Cervical Cancer Screening Training Flyer

Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) Training

Course Objectives:

To understand why the Falsified Medicines Directive has been introduced
To recognise what actions, you and the team will need to take from 9th February 2019
To understand the whole FMD process in your pharmacy
To understand what resources are available to help you and the team implement FMD

FMD Training Flyer

Quality Payments Scheme

Course Objectives:

Understand the differences between the old Quality Payments Scheme and the new Quality Payment scheme for 18/19
Understand the 5 gateway criteria and the actions you need to take to meet them
Understand the new quality criteria and what you and the team need to do to meet them
Recognise what evidence you need to keep to prove you have met the criteria
Ensure you have all the resources you need to enable you to meet the gateway and quality criteria

The course is split into two parts: Part 1 – Background and Gateway Criteria and Part 2 – Quality Criteria.

Podcasts

If you are short of time, why not listen to the latest e-Learning training module from Virtual Outcomes on the way into work, at the gym or in the supermarket. You can watch the full course online and obtain your certificate at a later time. You can then encourage the rest of your pharmacy team to watch the full video.

The podcasts are available on iPhone via iTunes, or for Android phones, you can download the files here: https://www.virtualoutcomes.co.uk/pharmacy-training/podcasts/.