Representing, supporting, developing and promoting NHS Community Pharmacy in Surrey and Sussex
Community Pharmacy Surrey & Sussex (CPSS) is the unified local voice for community pharmacy for Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex Local Pharmaceutical Committees (LPCs).
All three LPCs represent, support, develop and promote NHS Community Pharmacy in Surrey and Sussex in the interest of contractors and service users.
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Alcohol scratchcards to manage drinking
Over 50 community pharmacies across West Sussex are issuing scratch cards to customers to help educate people about safe drinking...
GP practices in East Sussex joining EPS Phase 4 pilot
All dispensers need to be aware that they could now receive EPS Phase 4 tokens from patients. Some GP practices...
Community Pharmacy Surrey & Sussex responds to the NHS Medicines Safety Programme Consultation
Community Pharmacy Surrey & Sussex has responded to the NHS Improvement consultation seeking views about priorities for the Medicines Safety...
New partnership focuses on Blood Pressure+ services in Surrey Heartlands
Community Pharmacy Surrey and Sussex (CPSS) has partnered with Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System (ICS) to develop a new service...
January’s contractual and other key community pharmacy deadlines
Here’s our regular monthly list of all contractual and other key community pharmacy deadlines, to help you keep on top...
Healthwatch publish report about pharmacy consulting rooms in West Sussex
Healthwatch staff and volunteers have been speaking to pharmacy staff across West Sussex about their consulting rooms – visiting over...
Quality Payments: Delay in receiving the WES gateway criterion email
The NHS BSA Provider Assurance Team was due to send an email to each pharmacy premises-shared NHSmail account on...
Christmas Opening Hours 2018
Many Community Pharmacies will be open providing vital walk in services at the heart of the #NHS over the Christmas...
December Deadline Tracker now available for contractual and key deadlines in December 2018
We know that many of you have said you feel like you have deadlines coming out of your ears. To...
November Newsletters from Community Pharmacy Surrey & Sussex
In this issue: CPSS Nov 2018 Newsletter Surrey Edition CPSS Nov 2018 Newsletter East Sussex Edition CPSS Nov 2018 Newsletter...
November Deadline Tracker now available for contractual and key deadlines in November 2018
We know that many of you have said you feel like you have deadlines coming out of your ears. To...
September Newsletters from Community Pharmacy Surrey & Sussex
CPSS September 2018 Newsletter East Sussex Edition CPSS September 2018 Newsletter West Sussex Edition CPSS September 2018 Newsletter Surrey Edition...
Latest PSNC News
Drug Tariff Watch: February 2019 changes
Please note the upcoming changes to the way you access the Drug Tariff. The Preface lists additions, deletions and alterations...
January 22, 2019Reminder: End of January payment
Community pharmacy contractors are reminded that, due to changes that came into effect with the November 2018 Drug Tariff, they...
January 22, 2019Wish list of pharmacy IT system suggested features published
Following discussions at its recent meetings and feedback from pharmacy teams, the Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) has published a list of features that pharmacy teams would like their patient medication record...
January 22, 2019Quality Payments: Have you accessed the SCR portal to validate whether your pharmacy meets the WES criterion?
Community pharmacy contractors who have not been validated as meeting the Warranted Environment Specification (WES) gateway criterion of the Quality Payments...
January 22, 2019Events
Does your Drug Tariff looked unloved and unopened at the end of each month?
Monday, 28 January, 2019, 19:30 -21:15
Worthing Health Education Centre, Park Avenue, Worthing, BN11 2HR
This is a practical workshop session where you will be using the Drug Tariff in groups to learn where things...
CPPE Training Event – Mental health & Wellbeing
Tuesday, 29 January, 2019, 09:45 - 16:45
The Charis Centre, West Green Drive, Crawley West Sussex, RH11 7EL
This study day focuses on common mental health conditions seen in primary care. It will enable you to support patients...
CPPE Training Event – Falls prevention
Wednesday, 6 February, 2019, 19.30 - 21.30
Wellshurst Golf Club, North Street, Hellingly, East Sussex, BN27 4ED
The aim of this workshop is to increase your understanding of falls, how the pharmacy team can help prevent and...