Local Pharmaceutical Committee
Pharmacy Thames Valley represents Community Pharmacy Contractors in Berkshire and Oxfordshire on all NHS matters relating to community pharmacy – Essential Services, Advanced Services, Local Enhanced Services and Applications for new Contracts.
LPC Flu Radio Advert
This year we are helping our contractors promote their NHS flu service with badges, prescription bag stickers and a radio...
Last SCR Training Events
You MUST attend a local event for your pharmacy to go live with SCR and claim the implementation payment. Attendees...
Healthwatch Update
Latest news and updates from our local Healthwatch organisations: Healthwatch Oxfordshire Newsletter – September 2016 Healthwatch Reading Newsletter – September...
Berkshire West Diabetes Newsletter
The September 2016 Edition of the Berkshire West Diabetes Newsletter is now available here
Flu Launch Presentation
Click here for the slides from our Flu Launch presentation.
Oxford AHSN Newsletter
The latest edition of the Oxford Academic Health Science Network Newsletter is now available here
Minister confirms proposed funding cuts will not be implemented from October
The proposed £170 million community pharmacy funding cut will not be implemented this October, pharmacy minister David Mowat has announced....
September Newsletter
Our September Newsletter is available to download here. If you would like to be added to or removed from the mailing...
Flu Readiness Summary
Are You Ready for Flu? Click here to find out with our Flu Readiness Summary
National Flu Service Spec & PGD Released
The service specification and Patient Group Direction (PGD) for the community pharmacy Flu Vaccination Advanced Service 2016/17 have today been...
Obesity Management 4 Day Course – Reading University
Reading University are offering a 4 Day Course in Obesity Management Dates: 21 & 22 September and 19 & 20...
Open Up About Medicines
The LPC is pleased to support the OCCG’s ‘Open Up’ Medicine Campaign. The campaign, which will run from August-December 2016, is part of...
Latest PSNC News
Seasonal flu vaccination reminder for pharmacy teams
Pharmacy teams have been reminded of the importance of getting themselves vaccinated against flu by the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Dr Keith Ridge....
September 30, 2016An introduction to multispecialty community providers (MCPs) and the emerging contract framework
This PSNC Briefing summarises NHS England’s document The multispecialty community provider (MCP) emerging care model and contract framework (July 2016),...
September 30, 2016MHRA company-led drug alert – Adalat LA 30mg tablets (Quadrant Pharmaceuticals Limited, repackaged by Pharmagen Limited)
CLDA number: CLDA (16) A/08 Date issued: 29th September 2016. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued...
September 29, 2016New research demonstrates high patient satisfaction with MURs
Researchers from the Reading School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, have published what is believed to be the first quantitative,...
September 29, 2016Events
Smoking Cessation – Update/Refresher Training
Monday, 3 October, 2016, 10.30 - 13.30
Christian Missionary Society, Watlington Rd, Oxford OX4 6BZ
Update/refresher course for smoking cessation advisors who have passed their Level 1/ 2 NCSCT training. The course is free and...
TVLPF “Optimising topical therapies in Eczema and Psoriasis: A practical approach”
Tuesday, 4 October, 2016, 19:30
John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Wexham Park Hospital (entrance 4) , Slough, Berkshire, SL2 4HL
Two dermatology nurse consultants, Anna Bianconi-Moore RGN and Paula Oliver RGN Dip PP BSc(Hons) MSc will speak to us on...
SCR Training Event
Monday, 10 October, 2016, 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Holiday Inn, M4 J10, Wokingham
You MUST attend a local event for your pharmacy to go live with SCR and claim the implementation payment. Attendees...