Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire (Hertfordshire LPC) – Representing 241 community pharmacy contractors

Welcome to Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire

Welcome to the website of Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire providing support, guidance and advice to community pharmacy within Hertfordshire. It is our vision that community pharmacies are an integrated and equal partner in the health and care landscape for the benefit of patients. Our full strategic plan and workstreams are available on our committee pages.

Pharmacy First Service Promotional Materials Now Available!

Following the launch of NHS England’s (NHSE) ‘Think Pharmacy first’ campaign and promotional materials are now available for pharmacy teams to use.

Making a success of your pharmacy services event

We are holding a Making a success of your pharmacy services event on Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 7.00-10.00pm at the Fielder Centre in Hatfield. This is your chance to come and hear about the future of community pharmacy, and the opportunity to hear and share best practice to help you deliver successful key services e.g. pharmacy first, contraception and hypertension case-finding. A full agenda will follow in due course. This event incorporates the CPH Annual General Meeting where you can hear about the work we have undertaken in the last year. Reserve your place now!

CPH Levy 2024/25

At the CPH meeting in January 2024, the committee agreed and approved the new budget for 2024/25. Included in this budget is a contractor levy increase. CPH has not increased the levy for community pharmacy contractors for five years since 2019. The cost of supporting community pharmacy contractors has increased, along with inflationary increases and we have been extremely diligent in managing CPHs resources utilising existing investment to maintain the levy during the last five years.

Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire Awards 2024

Pharmacies across Hertfordshire deliver excellent customer care every day, yet often we fail to stop and celebrate the successes you achieve. Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire is proud to host our Awards Ceremony to recognise the great work and service provided in pharmacies. Who can enter? ALL pharmacy contractors in Hertfordshire. Put your nomination in today!

Hazardous and Clinical Waste

NHSE&I East of England Region Commissioning teams are working with Anenta to provide Managing Agent services for Hazardous and Clinical waste services in the Hertfordshire region. Anenta will be a single point of contact for clinical waste issues for Community Pharmacies and GP practices, in the East of Region Commissioning teams. Anenta will manage all queries with regards to clinical waste collection from Community Pharmacies. Find out more about how to use the service.

Controlled Drugs

Information on Controlled Drugs (CD) can be found on our CPH website including information on reporting (including the reporting website) and the CD Accountable Officer. Please remember, where applicable, to submit controlled drugs destruction requests regularly in order to prevent unsafe quantities of expired CD stock building up in any of your pharmacy premises

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Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board – Primary Medical Services Partner Member Nomination

Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB are looking to appoint up to three Primary Care Service Partner Member roles, in support of ending tenures. This is a key role…

11th April 2024

Pharmacy First claims and payments

Some pharmacy owners are continuing to identify issues with the Pharmacy First service figures within the MYS portal, which are not matching the number of…

9th April 2024

Independent Pharmacy Awards 2024 – open for entries!

This year’s Independent Pharmacy Awards programme is now open for entries, with the event itself taking place on Friday, 27 September for all finalists at the…

9th April 2024

GPhC Consultation on the quality assurance of pharmacy education and training

The GPhC are seeking views on their approach to quality assurance of pharmacy education and training. The 10-week consultation is open now until 13 June…

5th April 2024

UPDATE: Guidance for Risk Assessment and Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Measles in Healthcare

See the latest update to the Guidance for Risk Assessment and Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Measles in healthcare – all updates to this…

3rd April 2024

Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) Sexual Health service from 1 April 2024

HCC has extended the provision of EHC to also include women above 25 years of age from 1 April 2024 for those who are contracted…

3rd April 2024

Latest Community Pharmacy England News

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Briefing Event: Critical Pressures and the Future

Community Pharmacy England has opened registration for a national event for pharmacy owners as part of our ongoing efforts to engage more meaningfully with everyone…

15th April 2024

Reminder: GP Connect: Update Record rollout

GP Connect: Update Record is a new feature that CPCF IT system suppliers are adding to their systems. Update Record allows information about patient consultations…

12th April 2024

Revised Schedule of Payments expected in April

The look of your monthly Schedule of Payments (and eSchedules) is changing from April 2024. The next payment schedule due to be received on the…

12th April 2024

Events

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FREE Mental Health First Aid Training, foodbank, faith groups, community spaces

Hertfordshire County Council are funding free Mental Health First Aid Training for volunteers and staff…

23rd April 2024

Farnham House, Stevenage

Pharmacy First – three months since launch: challenges and best practice Webinar

Join Helen Musson, Chief Officer and the team from Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire, who will be…

1st May 2024

8.00-9.00pm

Via Teams

Pharmacy First – three months since launch: challenges and best practice Webinar

Join Helen Musson, Chief Officer and the team from Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire, who will be…

7th May 2024

8.00-9.00pm

Via Teams

FREE Mental Health First Aid Training, foodbank, faith groups, community spaces

Hertfordshire County Council are funding free Mental Health First Aid Training for volunteers and staff…

29th May 2024

Farham House, Stevenage

Making a Success of your Pharmacy Services Event

Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire is holding a “Making a success of your pharmacy services event” on …

3rd July 2024

7.00 - 10.00pm

Fielder Centre, Hatfield AL10 9TP