MAS (Pharmacy First) – decommissioning 31.03.23
This service is being decommissioned on 31.03.23
We have previously written to inform you of the decision by Nottinghamshire ICB regarding not commissioning the Pharmacy First service from 1st April 2023.
Below is a letter with more details on what pharmacies need to do and contact details for patients to be able to express their concerns to the ICB.
The Nottinghamshire LPC team want to support you through this change in any way that we can. If you have any specific query or comments then please email Alison Ellis secretary@nottinghamshirelpc.co.uk and she will get one of the LPC team to respond to you as soon as possible.
Pharmacy First decommissioned letter to active Pharmacies
Pharmacy First decommissioned letter to non-participating pharmacies
The aim of the service is to deliver a minor ailment service through Nottinghamshire Community Pharmacies for patients registered with a GP within the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group area. The Pharmacy will provide an accessible minor ailments service wholly acceptable to patients, releasing GP appointments and using pharmacist’s skills to their full potential.
For 16 minor self-limiting ailments patients will see a pharmacist rather than a GP or practice nurse.
Minor Ailments currently covered by the Pharmacy First Scheme
• Athletes Foot
• Bacterial Conjunctivitis
• Constipation
• Diarrhoea
• Earache
• Haemorrhoids
• Hay Fever
• Head Lice
• Insect Bites and Stings
• Sore Throat
• Teething
• Temperature
• Threadworms
• Toothache
• Vaginal Thrush
• Warts and Verruca
The SLA covers the period until September 2022 – Oct2021 to Sep2022 FINAL Emergency-supply SLA V2 (1) (1)
Pharmacy First Extension to service until 30 September 2022 Service Spec_SLA_Protocols
