Locally commissioned services
Locally commissioned community pharmacy services can be contracted via a number of different routes and by different commissioners, including local authorities, Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS England’s local teams. In Surrey and Sussex, most commissioned services are public health services, commissioned by the public health team at the county councils and unitary authority.
The LPCs represent local contractors in negotiations for locally commissioned services and have developed this Service evaluation tool for locally commissioned services to help scrutinise each proposal / service specification.
At the end of this scrutiny process a summary is shared with contractors who have expressed an interest in providing the service to highlight the key points for their attention and consideration. This helps contractors make an informed decision to provide a locally commissioned service, or not.
Covid19
During the Covid19 pandemic, we are working with local commissioners to make sure that income from locally commissioned services is protected between 1 Apr – 30 September 2020. This is being done to maintain income for when services may need to be stood-down due to business continuity arrangements, or because of guidance from the NHS. Alongside protecting around £0.5m of local income in Surrey & Sussex, we have also agreed relaxation with local commissioners of measures such as monitoring and training. We hope this will help you to prioritise services and provide the time and space to think about how you will adjust to ‘new normal’ ways of working. For a summary of the arrangements by area click here.
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Stop smoking service |
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Healthy level 2 pharmacy (HLP – 2) |
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For more information
Note Covid-19: This information is subject to change at short notice. Contract review and changes have been extended and the information below is still relevant. (Updated 31 March 2020; April 2020, 28 May 2020, 1 July 2020). If you need more information please contact hinalpatel@communitypharmacyss.co.uk
Surrey
- Surrey public health agreement service specifications
- Guide listing all services across Surrey, includes all locally commissioned services in Surrey: Surrey Essential Guide to Locally Commissioned Services- June 2020
- Pharmacy service Checklist- Surrey- October 2020
- Joint letter from SCC-LPC for Locally Commissioned Services in response to COVID-19 For Quarter 1 (April-June 2020)
- Joint Letter from SCC-LPC for locally commissioned services in response to COVID for Quarter 2 (July to September 2020)
- Joint letter SCC-LPC for locally commissioned service in response to COVID for Quarter-3 (October-December 2020)
- Joint letter SCC-LPC locally commissioned service in response to Covid for Quarter-4 ( January -March 2021)
West Sussex
- West Sussex County Council patient group directions
- Guide listing all services across West Sussex, includes all locally commissioned services in Surrey: West Sussex Essential Guide to Locally Commissioned Services- July 2019
- West Sussex pharmacy service checklist- October 2020
- Email from WSCC to Community pharmacy in response to COVID-19 For Quarter 1
- Letter from CGL to community pharmacy in response to COVID-19. Quarter 1 (April-Jun 2020)
- Letter from CGL to community pharmacy in response to COVID-19. Quarter 2 (July-Sep 2020)
East Sussex
- East Sussex County Council public health local service agreements (PHLSAs)
- Guide listing all services across the East Sussex, includes all locally commissioned services: East Sussex Essential Guide to Locally Commissioned Services- October 2020
- East Sussex pharmacy service checklist – October 2020
- Email from ESCC to Community pharmacy in response to COVID-19 For Quarter 1 (April-June 2020)
- Email from ESCC to Community pharmacy in response to COVID-19 For Quarter 2 (July-Sep 2020)
- Letter from CGL to community pharmacy in response to COVID-19. Quarter 1 (April-June 2020)
- Letter from CGL to community pharmacy in response to COVID-19. Quarter 2 (July – Sep 2020)
Brighton & Hove
- Brighton & Hove City Council agreements
- Guide listing all services across the Brighton & Hove, includes all locally commissioned services: Brighton & Hove Essential Guide to Locally Commissioned Services- July 2019
- Brighton & Hove pharmacy service checklist – October 2020
- Joint letter from B&H City Council -LPC for Locally Commissioned Services in response to COVID-19 For Quarter 1 (April-June 2020)
- Letter from B&H City Council -LPC for locally commissioned services in response to COVID for Quarter 2 (July to September 2020)
- Letter from CGL to community pharmacy in response to COVID-19. Quarter 1 (April-June 2020)
- Letter from CGL to community pharmacy in response to COVID-19. Quarter 2 (July -Sep 2020)