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CPCS

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Pharmacies giving 17 unpaid consultations per day

The average community pharmacy in England conducts 17 'informal' patient consultations each day, PSNC has found. 

27 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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CPCS: the story so far

Concerned about reports that some general practice teams in England are bypassing the CPCS by referring patients to pharmacies ‘informally’.

12 Feb 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPs bypassing consultation service, PSNC reports

The PSNC has said it is concerned that some general practice teams are referring patients to pharmacies “informally”.

20 Jan 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Services

The pharmacist will see you now

GP surgeries began referring into the CPCS on 1 November, but what happens next?

11 Dec 2020 , 3 Min Article

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GPs can make CPCS referrals from Sunday

From Sunday November 1, GPs will be able to refer patients with minor illnesses to community pharmacies via the NHS consultation service. 

30 Oct 2020 , 1 Min Article

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GP referrals to CPCS to start in the autumn

GP practices will be able to refer patients to pharmacies through the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service this autumn.

21 Sep 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Urgent supply notifications go live on Sonar and PharmOutcomes

NHS Digital is rolling out electronic notifications to GPs when one of their patients receives an urgent medicine supply from a community pharmacy.

27 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Coronavirus

Over 30 million use NHS 111 online during pandemic

A “record number” of people have used NHS 111 online since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, NHS Digital has said. 

12 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Roll out of EPS 4 being accelerated

Pharmacies should see hand signed FP10s replaced with Phase 4 tokens.

06 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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CPCS on rise as March scripts soar

Pre-pandemic, CPCS episodes grew month on month, latest data reveals

23 Jul 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Two months in for CPCS: North and SE lead way

The first statistics are in for the new Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS), and pharmacies in the North and the South East have seen the most episodes to date.

01 Jul 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Simon Stevens visits pharmacy to mark CPCS milestone

NHS chief Simon Stevens marked the fact pharmacies in England have processed over 300k CPCS referrals. 

19 Jun 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy CAS provides extra support at NHS 111

Calls referred to Pharmacy CAS adapted from CPCS symptom groups

21 Apr 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Coronavirus

Pharmacy 111 referrals up 10% due to CPCS

Pharmacy 111 referrals have risen by 10 per cent since October 2019.

17 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Hancock urges pharmacists to engage with French model

Health secretary Matt Hancock has reiterated his support for maximising the use of pharmacists' clinical skills.

17 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

Caution! A red flag CPCS warning

Solicitor Noel Wardle says pharmacists should be aware of the risks of misdiagnosis or missing a 'red flag' when providing the CPCS

15 Feb 2020 , 2 Min Article

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