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Community Pharmacy Devon Weekly Dose 💊 |
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Thursday 14th August 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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NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service: Delivering Effective Consultations to Initiate Contraception |
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Now’s the perfect time to book your place on CPPE’s NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service: delivering effective consultations to initiate contraception workshop. Come along and you’ll learn about the suitability of oral contraception for people who access the service in accordance with their individual needs and in line with the service specification and patient group directions (PGDs).
When? Sunday 21 September 2025, 10.00am to 12.00pm. |
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Sexual Health Updates |
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Chlamydia Screening in the Community
This is a reminder that if you would like to provide chlamydia screening kits to females under the age of 25 in your pharmacy setting, please email SHiP to request the test kits and posters at Plh-tr.GUMClinic@nhs.net
FSRH Statement: Ulipristal Acetate and Breastfeeding
Recommendation: No interruption of breastfeeding is necessary following a single dose of Ulipristal Acetate when given for Emergency Contraception. Following a review of the current recommendation, which states that breast milk should be expressed and discarded for one week after Ulipristal Acetate (UPA) , members of the Guideline Development Group (GDG) for the FSRH Guideline Emergency Contraception (EC) have agreed a recommendation that there is no need to avoid breastfeeding after taking a single dose of UPA-EC. This is in line with recommendations from the UK Drugs in Lactation Advisory Service (UKDILAS), which are published on the Specialist Pharmacy Service website.
The updated PGDs for ulipristal acetate and EC provision can be viewed here. |
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Together Drug and Alcohol Services Open Day |
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Following feedback in their co-production meetings that some professionals do not know who they are and what they do – Together Devon is inviting you to their Open Day on Monday 1st September 2025 – open from 10 – 4 at Magdalene House, Exeter. This for anyone to anyone to drop in and see what they do. On the day you will be able to speak to the recovery workers about what they do, speak to the referrals team about how to refer, learn more about the group work programme, be provided with guidance on Naloxone as well as a full tour of their offer to their service users including Flourish and their Recovery Activities.
This may be of interest to members of pharmacy teams from Exeter, Mid and East Devon who work with clients of Together Devon and will supporting signposting to the specialist services.
Refreshments will be provided on the day.
The open day takes place on 1st September 2025 10.00 am - 4.00 pm at Magdalene House, Grendon Road, Exeter, EX1 2NJ.
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The Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS) |
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The MECS service provides urgent eye assessments for patients complaining of recent minor eye conditions. For further information on the conditions that can be treated and the sites that offer the service, please view the leaflet here.
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Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Group |
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The Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Group creates resources for its members to use to improve the safety of patients in community pharmacy. The resources shared on their website are available for other sectors and organisations to adapt for use in their relevant setting. You can view their resources here. |
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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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