Community Pharmacy in Surrey and Sussex
We are the unified local voice for Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex Local Pharmaceutical Committees (LPCs).
We support, develop and promote over 500 NHS community pharmacies.
Working closely with the local NHS, including NHS England Area Teams, CCGs and local government, we are responsible for advancing the enhanced role of community pharmacy to ensure it plays an active part in promoting health and wellbeing.
West Sussex community pharmacy colleagues come together for peer discussions and to hear about changes to our industry
More than 40 community pharmacy colleagues attended the annual meeting of contractors in West Sussex last night (Tuesday 10 September)....
Chief executive’s message to contractors about the new CPCF agreement
Today’s joint announcement from PSNC, NHS England & Improvement and the Department for Health & Social Care told us of...
Committee hears how federated structure gives contractors vfm
Community Pharmacy contractors in East Sussex, Brighton and Hove are not only benefiting from enhanced levels of support and representation...
Missed waste collections being investigated
Community Pharmacy Sussex & Surrey is reassured that NHS England and it’s waste contract managers, Anenta, are investigating reports of...
LPCs support for TCAM continues
The three LPCs in Sussex and Surrey have committed to continue their support for and will continue to champion the...
MP, Nick Gibb, visits Littlehampton pharmacy
Nick Gibb Member of Parliament for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton recently visited Glynn Norris pharmacy to learn more about the...
Take-up for evening webinar about PCNs was good
More than 90 community pharmacy colleagues registered for our recent webinar on primary care networks (PCNs) earlier this week (24...
Revealed: our new-look visual identity
Your LPCs and Community Pharmacy Sussex and Surrey shared their new visual identity, today (Wednesday 19 July) Eventually the new...
Chief executive challenges himself to walk 100 km for charity
UPDATE: James and team completed their walk early on Sunday 9 June after walking 100km non-stop in just over 24...
Don’t be concerned if you have not yet been invited to help set up emerging primary care networks (PCNs), says head of primary care for NHS England’s South East Local Regional Office
NHS England’s head of primary care in Surrey and Sussex, Stephen Ingram, has reassured LPCs and community pharmacists that their...
GPhC inspections: our LPCs distribute guide to help contractors get their teams ready
Last week we heard that more than 300 unannounced inspections have already been carried out by the GPhC under their...
Half a million people in South East England are living with undiagnosed high blood pressure, new estimates show
Community Pharmacy Sussex and Surrey is supporting BHF to urge people to get their blood pressure checked this May Measurement...
Latest PSNC News
New MUR target requirements from 1st October
New targeting requirements apply to Medicines Use Review (MURs) conducted from 1st October 2019, so community pharmacy contractors will need...
September 13, 2019Brexit: Government publishes worst case scenarios
The Government has released details of its planning for a no-deal Brexit (known as ‘Operation Yellowhammer’) following a Parliamentary motion...
September 12, 2019PSNC responds to consultation on community pharmacy drug reimbursement reform
PSNC has today published its response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC’s) public consultation on community pharmacy...
September 12, 2019PSNC considers ongoing CPCF negotiations at September meeting
The PSNC Committee met early in September, with a significant portion of the meeting allocated to the ongoing negotiation of...
September 12, 2019Events
East Sussex LPC AGM
Tuesday, 17 September, 2019, 19:00 - 22:00
Uckfield Civic Centre, Uckfield, TN22 1AE
East Sussex LPC are happy to announce their 2019 annual contractors meeting. Join us to learn, network and help develop...
Surrey LPC AGM
Wednesday, 18 September, 2019,
Silvermere Golf Club, Redhill Rd, Cobham, KT11 1EF
Surrey LPC are happy to announce their 2019 annual contractors meeting. Join us to learn, network and help develop our...
Stop smoking – Surrey
Monday, 23 September, 2019, All day for two days
Redhil
Upcoming training dates for stop smoking service. I am currently working on priority areas with less trained practitioners for the...
CPPE event- Sexual Health- all day workshop
Friday, 27 September, 2019, 10:00 - 16:30
Boship Lions Farm Hotel BN27 4AT
For pharmacists: To help develop your confidence, knowledge, skills and attitudes to offer an emergency contraception service and a chlamydia...
CPPE Event – Clinical knowledge and its application to people living in care homes: Case 5 – Virginie Dubois
Tuesday, 1 October, 2019, 10:00 - 16:00
Gorse Hill Hotel Hook Heath Road, Woking, UK GU22 0QF
Please note: this event is for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians participating in the Medicines optimisation in care homes training for...
Transfer of Care around Medicines (TCAM) Launch – North West Surrey
Tuesday, 8 October, 2019, 18:30 - 21:00
H G Wells Conference & Events Centre, Church Street East, Woking, GU21 6HJ
The Surrey Heartlands TCAM pathway goes live in North West Surrey in October 2019. You will hear from Kent Surrey...