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Community Pharmacy Devon Weekly Dose 💊 |
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Thursday 3rd July 2025 |
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Welcome to your weekly injection of local and national pharmacy news. As always, if you have any feedback or comments, please contact us by email at admin@cpdevon.org.uk. |
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Resilience in Action: Community Pharmacy Devon Conference 2025 |
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Community Pharmacy Devon is organising a Resilience in Action conference that has been arranged for Sunday 14th September 2025 being held at the Exeter Racecourse. We hope that you will be able to join us at this event, we have a number of both national and local expert speakers arranged which will include amongst others Liz Fidler and Anne Joshua from the national pharmacy team. The programme will include information about the future of the NHS, 10 Year Plan and what this means for Devon pharmacies; future clinical services for community pharmacy; a masterclass provided by the NPA on maximising your pharmacy services; skill mix in the pharmacy team as well as clinical updates on CVD and hypertension; and managing clinical risk.
We hope that you will be able to join us on this day. We are being supported by a number of pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy system providers and other organisations including a number of south west universities will also stands and be speaking on the day.
More news to follow but you can book your place here
At the end of the day we will be presenting our local Pharmacy Awards Presentations - more information attached so get your nominations in now please. We know that you and your teams work tirelessly supporting your patients and local communities day in and day out and the Community Pharmacy Devon committee wants to have the opportunity to recognise your hard work. More information on the five categories and the link to the online form can be found on our website.
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Consultation Structure and Note Taking for Pharmacy First |
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Looking to provide Pharmacy First services and want to make sure your consultation notes are up to standard to be included in a patient’s primary care health record? Want to develop your consultation skills to ensure you deliver structured pharmacy first interventions and get the history from patients you need? Then our upcoming Community Pharmacy Devon training evening is for you! Over the course of the evening we will ensure you have the tools to make high quality records of your pharmacy first consultations and discuss:
Please note this is an online event. To book a place, please click here. This is a re-run of a well received event delivered last year. Although this is targeted at pharmacists delivering pharmacy first consultations, all members of the pharmacy team are welcome to attend. |
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Support Smokers to Quit – Training Available for Pharmacies in Plymouth |
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Most pharmacies across Plymouth are already contracted to deliver the local Smoking Cessation Support Service – a vital role in helping residents quit smoking and improve their health. Not only is this service impactful, but it’s also reimbursable, offering a valuable opportunity for your pharmacy team. To deliver the service, staff must complete the required smoking cessation training, to National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training Level 3. We’re now coordinating upcoming training sessions, to be provided by Livewell Southwest’s Wellbeing Team and want to hear from you. We anticipate this will be during October.
Are you interested in providing this service?
Let us know your preferences so we can schedule sessions that work for you. Your participation helps strengthen local public health and supports Plymouth’s smoke-free ambitions. 📩 To express interest, ask questions, and register timing preference please email: Livewell.OYP@nhs.net |
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Plymouth PNA |
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Please note that the Plymouth PNA has now been published on the H&WB webpage |
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Paxlovid® (Nirmatrelvir and Ritonavir) |
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Paxlovid® Stock Free-of-charge Government procured stock of Paxlovid® is no longer available. Commercial stock of Paxlovid® is now available for pharmacies to order from Pfizer via Alliance Healthcare, but these will be charged at the full NHS list price. Please ensure that the correct PIP code is used (435-2712) The old PIP code will not show any stock.
Drug Interactions There is a significant risk of potentially serious or harmful drug interactions with Paxlovid®, leading to increased toxicity from, or reduced effectiveness of concomitant medications, or reduced effectiveness of Paxlovid. Particular care should be taken to check for drug interactions. ‘Treatment Window' Treatment should commence within 5 days of onset of C*VID-19 symptoms. Please inform the patient or their representative if the medication will not be available within the 5 day ‘treatment window’ and ask them to report this to their GP, who can make a referral to a C*vid Medicines Delivery Unit |
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Positive News Stories |
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If you have a positive news story to share with us please send it to admin@cpdevon.org.uk and it will be featured in an upcoming edition of the review. If featured, you will also win a surprise gift for you and your team up to the value of £25! |
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COMMUNITY PHARMACY DEVON SECRETARIAT TEAM |
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