At Community Pharmacy Scotland, we want to ensure the courier service runs as smoothly as possible for all our members. Below are some key reminders and tips to help avoid delays and ensure your prescription submissions are handled efficiently.

This Circular advises community pharmacy contractors that the Serious Shortage Protocol for isosorbide mononitrate (Monomax® XL) 60mg modified release tablet due to expire on 18 October 2024 has been extended until Friday 15 November 2024. 

Our colleagues at ARHAI Scotland have asked for us to promote their latest winter preparedness campaign for the community pharmacy network.

Our colleagues at Scottish Government have asked us to share the 'Keep Antibiotics Working' Campaign, which aims to promote safe and sustainable antibiotics use ahead of this year's World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2024.

We want to be able to keep in touch with you, so please let us know if your details change, and we will update your details at CPS, and store them securely.

The following are the Top Three items currently under discussion and review by your CPS Board. There is no specific detail, yet, as these are currently “works in progress”. Further detail will follow as available.

Your next Parcelforce prescription collection is coming up on Thursday, 17th October 2024. You should have your prescriptions counted, and in the Parcelforce bag along with your GP34 ready for the driver to collect.

This Circular advises community pharmacy contractors of an updated Patient Group Direction (PGD) that is to be implemented for the provision of desogestrel as bridging contraception.

Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) is seeking to recruit at least 100 individuals with an interest in women’s health for a study conducted through a bespoke smartphone app developed specifically for this research.

There are a number of different groups of CPIPs who have undertaken CP IP training over recent years. The attached document gives relevant information on Clinical Skills Training and Teach & Treat for each group.

Congratulations to everyone who has recently passed their IP Courses. Well done! Once you have had the chance to celebrate, here are some details for next steps.

National Education for Scotland (NES) Teach and Treat for Common Clinical Conditions is delivered for community pharmacists, by community pharmacists. It is quality assured experiential learning for newly qualified CPIPs, delivered in designated community pharmacies across Scotland by our Hub Lead Pharmacists (who are also experienced Community Pharmacist Independent Prescribers).

For the attention of all NES/CPS Funded Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribers Qualifying since 2020.

We are pleased to confirm that a new Teach & Treat site will go live in Glasgow early in 2025. This will provide another location for the delivery of this excellent service for our newly qualified Community Pharmacy Independent Prescriber employees. Look out for more detail later in the year.

This Circular advises community pharmacy contractors of changes to NHS prescription stationery for the CP4/3 prescription form.

This circular sets out to community pharmacy contractors the details of the community pharmacy funding arrangement for 2024/25.

The new updated version of Part 7 is now available for October 2024. In this month there are four additions and two deletions from the drug tariff we wanted to make you aware of.

There has been an update to the NHS Pharmacy First Scotland Approved List.

Your next Parcelforce prescription collection is coming up on Thursday, 3rd October 2024.

There is a new pharmacy poster campaign running from Monday 30th September.