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 522 local pharmacies across Sussex and Surrey.
A plea from community pharmacists
There has been a surge in demand for pharmacies across the country in the last week for prescriptions, over the...
All change at CPSS – James Wood moves on as LPCs advertise for a successor
Community Pharmacy Surrey and Sussex (CPSS) will be under new executive leadership in the new year as its chief executive...
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....
Joint statement on this year’s NHS Seasonal Flu Vaccination Programme
The Local Medical Committees (LMCs) and Local Pharmaceutical Committees (LPCs) across Surrey and Sussex are to send a joint letter...
New storytelling initiative to celebrate young people during the pandemic.
Our new storytelling initiative is part of our response to celebrating #pharmacyheroes during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is about putting...
Pharmacy leaders back call for staff to have voluntary flu jab
Sussex and Surrey LPCs are supporting the Health and Social Care Workers Flu Immunisation Campaign, which aims to boost uptake of...
First joint annual review reflects on busy year
The three LPCs in Surrey and Sussex have published their first-ever joint annual review highlighting key activities and performance of...
Pharmacy opening times for August Bank Holiday Monday
Community Pharmacy Surrey & Sussex on behalf of the three local pharmaceutical committees is reminding people that a reduced number...
How Surrey and Sussex LPCs continue to meet throughout the pandemic
One of the biggest challenges for Sussex and Surrey’s three LPCs when social distancing and lockdown measures were introduced was...
Councils across Sussex and Surrey publish plans of action to tackle spread of Coronavirus locally
All four top tier local authorities in Surrey and Sussex have now published Local Outbreak Control Plans (LOCP), outlining their readiness...
Independent review of Community Pharmacy Contractor Representation and Support welcomed by Community Pharmacy Surrey and Sussex
In a joint statement the chairs and vice chairs of East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey local pharmaceutical committees said:...
Latest PSNC News
Reminder: Pandemic Delivery Service ends next Thursday
Pharmacy contractors are reminded that the Pandemic Delivery Service is commissioned until Thursday 3rd December 2020; deliveries to shielded patients...
November 26, 2020Class 2 Medicines Recall: Largactil 50mg/2ml solution for injection Aventis Pharma Ltd (trading as Sanofi)
Class 2 MHRA medicines recall – Largactil 50mg/2ml solution for injection Aventis Pharma Ltd (trading as Sanofi) PL 04425/0582 Betahistine...
November 26, 2020Register now to use Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC)
Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC) allows pharmacy teams to digitally check if their patients are eligible for free NHS prescriptions...
November 26, 2020PSNC seeks to address workload pressures during second wave
PSNC has today published an update on the action points that we have been discussing with the NHS and Government...
November 26, 2020