Transcript St Helens public health

Changes to the NHS April 2013
How they affect services
commissioned from pharmacies
Changes to NHS April 2013
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PCTs no longer exist and are replaced by
NHS England
Clinical Commissioning Groups
Local Authority Public Health teams
Budgets have been transferred from PCTs to
these new organisations
NHS England Local Area Team
• Hold community pharmacy contract
• Commission Advanced services
• Commission Enhanced services, out of hours
provision (rota), flu vaccination, emergency
supply LES
• Monitor community pharmacies
• Manage performance issues
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)
Separate CCGs for Halton, St Helens and Knowsley
Currently CCGs commission from pharmacies
• Care at the chemist
• Palliative care service.
CCG medicines management teams (pharmacists and
technicians) work in GP practices to support
prescribing and are a valuable point of contact for
community pharmacy colleagues – find out who your
practice pharmacist is.
Public Health teams now sit within the
local authority (council)
Currently commission following services from pharmacy,
depending on area
• Substance misuse
• Sexual health
• Stop smoking service
• Alcohol brief intervention
They also commission provider services which work
closely with community pharmacy providers providing
public health services e.g. Addaction, Bridgewater
Local Pharmaceutical Committee
(LPC).
• Independent and representative group for all community pharmacists and
community pharmacy owners .
• Works locally with NHS England Area Teams, CCGs, Local Authorities and
other healthcare professionals to help plan healthcare services.
• negotiates and discusses pharmacy services with commissioners
• is available to give advice to community pharmacy contractors and others
wanting to know more about local pharmacy.
• liaise closely with the Local Medical Committee so that GPs and
pharmacists can work together to deliver services to patients. LPCs also
work closely with local dental committees and local optical committees.
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For more information and/or support from LPC
Please contact
Bertha Brown
Chief Officer
Halton, St Helens and Knowsley LPC
telephone 07857 889449
http://psnc.org.uk/halton-st-helens-andknowsley-lpc/