We will be closed for the the bank holiday on Monday the 1st April 2024. We will be open as normal on Tuesday the 2nd April 2024.

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This Circular advises Health Boards and community pharmacy contractors of updated Patient Group Directions (PGDs) that are to be implemented for the treatment of shingles and skin infections under NHS Pharmacy First Scotland.

Our colleagues at LDUK have put together the following information to help raise awareness of Lyme Disease amongst community pharmacy health professionals.

NSS have asked us to remind you of the requirement to renew the verification certificate which need to be completed before the 24th March 2024.

With your next Parcelforce prescription collection coming up on Thursday, 21st March 2024.

As we gear up for Community Pharmacy Scotland's 10th Annual Charity Golf Day, we are happy to announce various sponsorship opportunities available for businesses like yours. This event, held at the beautiful Mar Hall Golf and Spa Resort, is not just about enjoying a day on the greens—it's about making a tangible difference in our communities.

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With Adam in the policy office now working one day a week in the DPDP programme, CPS are now closer to the action and helping the team understand the dispenser point of view so that the paperless prescription system that is designed works for you.

The journey to paperless prescribing is underway - click here to read the latest!

Scotland’s Women’s Health Champion Professor Anna Glasier invites Public Health Registrar Dr Rosie McNee to present her research findings

Our colleagues at Scottish Government are currently reviewing the Palliative Care and end of life care strategy. Your input would be greatly appreciated - what works well, what could be better, suggestions for change.

A new Medicines Supply Alert Notice has been released for both Salbutamol 2.5mg/2.5ml and 5mg/2.5ml

In January the SARCS February poster campaign had been cancelled. We have now heard that the menopause campaign, originally due to be displayed in community pharmacies from 5 March 2024 – 31 March 2024, has also been cancelled.

The new updated version of Part 7 is now available for March 2024. In this month there are several additions we wanted to make you aware of.

With your next Parcelforce prescription collection coming up on Thursday 7th March 2024, we wanted to make you aware of some important timescales for submitting these. P&CFS have advised the following:

Our colleagues at NES are due to re-tender for the information sources that they make available to healthcare professionals across Scotland, including Medicines Complete, which provides access to the BNF online. If you have any feedback on which publications you find most or least useful, you can inform this re-tendering exercise by filling out this short survey.

Our colleagues at NES have asked us to share the following invitation - they are looking for teams who could host experiential learning blocks for undergraduate Pharmacy students.

Our friends in the Scottish Respiratory Pharmacy specialist interest group have created a really helpful, short leaflet to support patients' understanding of their treatment in plain, easy-to-understand terms.

A Public Health Approach to Women, Contraception and Abortion