Representing, supporting, developing and promoting NHS Community Pharmacy in Surrey and Sussex
We are the unified local voice for the three local pharmaceutical committees (LPCs) in Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex.
We work with NHS England Area Teams, Local Authorities, CCGs and other healthcare professionals to help plan healthcare services.
We negotiate and discuss pharmacy services with commissioners and give advice to community pharmacy contractors and others wanting to know more about the 515 local pharmacies across Sussex and Surrey.
Mandated Health Campaigns for 2021/2022
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) have agreed the national health campaigns, which...
Changes to the COVID-19 test kit distribution service
The current COVID-19 test kit distribution service has been extended until 3 October 2021. An amended COVID-19 test kit distribution...
Helping achieve NHS targets to deliver reduced emissions by moving to lower carbon inhalers
NHS Long Term Plan set targets to deliver significant and accelerated reductions in the total emissions from the NHS by...
Discharge medicines service is supporting patients coming out of hospital
March 2019 saw the implementation of the Transfer of Care Around Medicines (TCAM) pathway in East Sussex – the first digital...
Congratulations to Surrey Heartlands for 1million milestone
Huge congratulations to all of our colleagues across Surrey Heartlands for reaching 1million vaccination doses this month. We’re extremely proud...
MP thanks and praises pharmacy teams
The Father of the House of Commons and MP for Worthing West has praised local community pharmacy teams for their “hugely valuable...
LPCs urge all contractors to make sure they are HLP compliant
Ignoring the importance of adequate employee training could severely impact business performance, team morale, financial turnover, your ability to attract...
Pharmacies providing symptom-free community testing across all of Sussex
Last week we were trialling a Sussex wide symptom-free Community Testing Programme which aims to rapidly identify people who have...
Police & Crime Commissioner, Katy Bourne, visits Kamsons Pharmacy, Crawley, to hear about abusive behaviour suffered by community pharmacy
This week, Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne visited Kamsons Pharmacy in Crawley to talk to staff about the abusive...
Christmas & New Year Bank Holiday opening hours 2020/21
With the countdown to Christmas underway many people across Surrey and Sussex will be wanting to plan ahead for the...
Are you a current PCN Lead or thinking about taking on the role?
Across Surrey and Sussex there are currently 18 PCN Lead vacancies (all details can be found here) If these vacancies...
Young adult carer from East Sussex heaps praise on her pharmacy team
Since September we’ve been shining a light on young people in community pharmacy as key members of the pharmacy team....
Latest PSNC News
Drug Tariff Watch – December 2021
The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below...
November 29, 2021New PSNC East Midlands and South Yorkshire Regional Representative
PSNC is pleased to announced that Lindsey Fairbrother, an independent contractor from Derbyshire, has been co-opted as the Regional Representative...
November 26, 2021Changes to patient satisfaction survey requirements announced
The requirement that all pharmacy contractors must undertake an annual survey of patients using the Community Pharmacy Patient Questionnaire (CPPQ)...
November 26, 2021November 2021 Price Concessions 2nd Update
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today granted the following list of price concessions: Drug Pack size...
November 26, 2021