Flu Service 2020/21 Updates - Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire
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Flu Service 2020/21 Updates
• Maximising Flu Uptake in Preparation for COVID-19 (C19) Vaccination Phase 1 – As you may
be aware, NHS organisations have been advised to be ready to roll out Phase 1 of the C19
vaccination programme from 1st December 2020. Phase 1 will include people aged 80 and over,
adults residing in a care home, and health and social care workers (NHSE&I has confirmed that
community pharmacy teams will be included alongside all other health and social care workers).
As the latest information suggests that a window of 7 days is required between flu and C19
vaccines, it is important that those patients included in Phase 1 (including community pharmacy
staff), who intend to have their flu jab this year are given it as soon as possible due to this
potential delay required between the 2 vaccines. For more info about C19 vaccination
preparations see PSNC here.
• Health & Social Care Workers – Just a reminder that health and social care staff directly involved
in the care of vulnerable patients/residents/clients who are at an increased risk from flu, (e.g.
care home staff – see here for full details of eligibility), are eligible to receive the free NHS flu
vaccine under the pharmacy service. It has been reported locally that there are still a
considerable number of care home staff yet to be vaccinated against flu and it is important that
this group of staff are vaccinated to protect vulnerable patients/clients from flu.
As discussed above, health and social care workers are included in the first phase to receive C19
vaccinations so it is especially important that those who intend to be vaccinated against flu, are
vaccinated as soon as possible to ensure a sufficient 7-day gap between the flu and C19 vaccines.
• Call for Help (Bradford Pharmacies) – There is a large cohort of care home staff in Bradford
(approx. 1500-3000) still eligible for a flu vaccine. The Bradford Flu Group are currently looking
into the possibility of using a “Flu Bus” to go to each care home in Bradford to vaccinate staff
and would like to hear from any community pharmacies that may be interested in helping to
deliver flu vaccines from this bus under the terms of the NHS Community Pharmacy Flu
Advanced Service (pharmacies would need to provide their own stock - please also refer to 4.3
of the service specification). If this is something your pharmacy may be interested in please
contact Emma Bascombe, emma.bascombe@bradford.nhs.uk in the first instance. Alternatively,
if you can help support vaccination of care home staff in Bradford in any other way please
contact Emma.
• Guidance Published On How Community Pharmacy Can Access Government Flu Vaccine Stock
– Guidance on how community pharmacies can access supplies of flu vaccines procured centrally
by the Government has now been published. The stock will be available to purchase from
wholesalers in the usual way - see PSNC update here and read the full guidance here.
• Importance of Flu Vaccinations for People with a Learning Disability – NHSE&I has produced
some new short film presentations (see here) to raise awareness of the importance of people
with learning disabilities getting vaccinated against flu. This link takes you to a number of easy
read flu vaccination leaflets which may also be useful for patients with a learning disability.
Please see our website here for previous flu service updates.
1COVID-19 Updates
Our dedicated COVID-19 email covid-19@cpwy.org is still available for contractors to flag any
concerns or issues or to request advice or assistance.
Information for Pharmacies across West Yorkshire
Opening NHSmail Attachments
Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire has had reports that some pharmacies are not able to open
attachments sent via NHSmail. If you are unable to open attachments when using NHSmail and
seeing the message ‘You don't have permission to download files’, you need to log out of your
account and log in again. When you log in you will see a tick box below your log in details which
says, ‘This is a private computer’. If you tick this box and then log in, you should then be able to
open the attachments.
Your Mind Matters Event - Thursday 26th November 2020
Feeling overstretched, overwhelmed, demotivated, stressed and near burnout? Join us for a virtual
evening designed to help you and your team beat stress, lift your spirits and boost your wellbeing.
The event will be delivered by Lynette Roberts from Captivating Training Solutions. Lynette is a
multi-award-winning training specialist with 15 years in the healthcare sector.
The event is free and open to all West Yorkshire pharmacy teams and is taking place on Thursday
26th November 2020, 7.30pm - 9pm. More information on this event can be found in the flyer
below.
Your Mind Matters Event - Flyer
If you wish to join us, you must register onto the event. You can book onto the event by clicking
here. Further information can be found on our website here.
Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2020/21 Part 2 – Primary Care Network Domains
(4&5)
Time to engage and collaborate with your Primary Care Network Community Pharmacy
Representative (PCN Rep). Domains 4 & 5 of the PQS 2020/21 make specific reference to PCNs and
the role of the PCN Rep. Domains 4 and 5 deal respectively with flu vaccination and business
continuity and require contractors to engage and collaborate with their PCN Rep.
Whilst exchanging emails via your Gaggle Group is part of the engagement and collaboration
process, contractors are strongly advised to hold a meeting (online) to discuss these two domains
as a group.
To this end Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire has invited all PCN Reps to nominate a date and
time for a contractor Zoom meeting, commencing this week, for 2 weeks. Please see your pharmacy
NHSmail inbox for your invitation.
2If you have not been invited to a contractor Zoom meeting, please contact your PCN Rep to discuss
how the engagement and collaboration process will be managed. Full information about your PCN
Rep can be found on our Primary Care Network website page.
Access Our Reset and Recover Programme Now!
Feeling the financial challenges? Dealing with capacity issues? Feeling out of control?
The Reset and Recover Programme is for Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire contractors,
designed and delivered by pharmacy training specialists, Pharmacy Complete. More information on
the programme is included in this video from Deborah Evans at Pharmacy Complete:
https://vimeo.com/447545205/e2fc2f060b.
The first programme module includes how to decide what to change, improving productivity and
how to improve operational efficiency (gaining time). Full details and how to access is available
here.
Interim Foundation Pharmacist Programme
The Interim Foundation Pharmacist Programme (IFPP) is an education programme to support
provisionally registered pharmacists (PRPs). The programme is a structured learning pathway which
helps identify areas of development and provide support through the first 12 months qualification.
Read more here.
The Centre for Postgraduate Pharmacy Education (CPPE) will deliver the IFPP for provisionally
registered pharmacists who work in community pharmacy. The CPPE programme follows the RPS
competency framework and e-portfolio as well as an online learning platform, Canvas, with CPPE
tutor support. PRPs can monitor their progress easily by using the pathway tracker on the CPPE
website and a wealth of community pharmacy workshops are available for learners to book onto
including CPCS.
Link to the Foundation Pharmacist Pathway: www.cppe.ac.uk/career/fpp20-21/foundation-
pharmacist-programme. Please note, Boots and Lloyds will be providing their own learning support
and PRPs working for these companies will not be able to apply for the CPPE pathway.
Micro-Businesses Survey
Huddersfield Business School, University of Huddersfield is conducting a survey on Micro-businesses
in West Yorkshire, York Humberside and Lancashire, UK. This survey aims to investigate how the
COVID-19 crisis has impacted the survivability and success of Micro-businesses. By taking part in
this survey you will contribute to understanding the impact of the pandemic and what that might
mean for future crises for Micro-businesses. Please click on this link to start the survey.
Key News and Guidance: The Latest Updates from PSNC
Please ensure you are regularly checking your emails for updates from PSNC. PSNC’s Key News and
Guidance document can be found below. Sign up to PSNC’s mailing list here to receive regular
updates.
3PSNC Key News and Guidance: COVID-19 – 15th November 2020
Services Information
Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire has a Services Checklist to help contractors with the different
services offered, where to claim and when to claim by. The Services Checklist can be found on our
website here. Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire has also been sending out monthly COVID-19
Services Updates. The list of updates can be found on our website here.
The Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS)
• REMINDER – You May Receive CPCS Referrals When You Are Closed – If a patient can wait until
your pharmacy is open for their prescription, or it is deemed that the minor illness the patient
has called about can wait a few days, then the CPCS referral may be sent when your pharmacy
is closed for you to process once open. See CPCS Frequently Asked Questions here.
• CPCS Training Available – CPD for pharmacists is available to support effective patient-facing
consultations and clinical assessments for a range of common minor illness. See the RPS website
here for information. The feedback from these sessions has been positive and we would
recommend that pharmacists do try and attend one of the workshops where possible.
• GP Referrals to CPCS From 1st November 2020 – the CPCS service specification has now been
updated to include minor illness referrals from GPs as well as referrals from the NHS 111 service.
Before GPs can make referrals, there must be local discussions to agree how this will work. At
present, preparations to support rollout of the GP referral pathway locally are being undertaken
by the NHSE&I regional team and Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire, and we will be
providing further information on how contractors can get involved in due course. Further
information is available here including what contractors can do to start to prepare for local
rollout. For the pharmacies that have participated in the GP CPCS pilot in Bradford, any referrals
received from 1st November 2020 will be managed under the Advanced service (rather than the
GP CPCS pilot Enhanced service).
• GP Referrals to CPCS: Engagement & Set Up Payment- contractors registered to provide the
CPCS will be able to support local preparations for rollout of the GP referral pathway and will be
able to claim a £300 engagement and setup payment if they undertake a range of actions to get
ready for rollout in their area - see Annex F of the updated CPCS service specification (further
guidance on this will be issued shortly). Locally, only pharmacies that have participated in the
Bradford GP CPCS pilot are likely to be able to meet these requirements currently. See PSNC
info here for full details.
Training and Development
Your Mind Matters Event - Thursday 26th November 2020
Feeling overstretched, overwhelmed, demotivated, stressed and near burnout? Join us for a virtual
evening designed to help you and your team beat stress, lift your spirits and boost your wellbeing.
More information and how to book can be found on our website here!
4Reset and Recover Programme: All Modules Now Available!
All modules are now available on demand! For details of how to access the modules, see our
website here. Registration is required to view the modules via these links to ensure we have
visibility of who is accessing them. Don't delay in accessing this programme as it is only available
for a fixed time.
CPWY e-Learning
Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire is working with Virtual Outcomes to
deliver a series of online training events throughout the year.
An introduction video for Virtual Outcomes can be found here. More information about the
different Virtual Outcomes modules that are available can be found on our website here.
Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2020/21: Part 2 - October 2020
More information can be found in the flyer below or on the Virtual Outcomes website here:
https://www.virtualoutcomes.co.uk/pharmacy-training/.
PQS Part 2 e-Learning Flyer
CPPE Events
The current portfolio of online events available through CPPE is available below:
CPPE Workshops and Learning Resources - Autumn/Winter 2020
If you would like any additional information or have any queries, the CPPE regional tutor can be
contacted via email:Deborah.needham@cppe.ac.uk.
Other Information
CPWY Connect
CPWY Connect has been set up on the social media site Telegram with the aim of
connecting pharmacy teams across West Yorkshire and we’d love you to join by
clicking here.
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