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Healthy Living Pharmacy News

We've put all of our HLP news in one place so that you can stay in touch with the latest information and implement new healthy living activities.

07/01/2019 By Michael Holden Leave a Comment

Pharmacy and the NHS Long Term Plan

The much awaited NHS Long Term Plan is here. The plan sets out a new model of care for the 21st century: how the NHS will move to a new service model in which patients get more options, better support, and properly joined-up care at the right time in the optimal care setting new, funded action the NHS will take to strengthen its contribution to prevention and health inequalities how current workforce pressures will be tackled, and staff supported how the 3.4% five year NHS funding … [Read more...] about Pharmacy and the NHS Long Term Plan

Filed Under: Healthy Living Pharmacy News, Viewpoint Tagged With: Community pharmacy, HLP, Long term plan, NHSLTP

05/11/2018 By Michael Holden Leave a Comment

Prevention better than cure

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock MP, has launched the Government's vision to help the population live longer. Perhaps the strapline should be 'live well for longer', but this is nonetheless very welcomed as is the recognition of the important role of community pharmacy, in particular Healthy Living Pharmacies (HLP), in the plans. The Mission is to ensure that people can enjoy at least five extra healthy, independent years of life by 2035, while narrowing the gap … [Read more...] about Prevention better than cure

Filed Under: Healthy Living Pharmacy News, Media, Pharmacy Complete News, Viewpoint

19/10/2018 By Michael Holden Leave a Comment

HLP – more than a tick box exercise

When we first developed the concept of Healthy Living Pharmacy (HLP) and evolved the quality criteria there was no Quality Payment Scheme (QPS). Pharmacy contractors and local commissioners chose to invest the time and energy because they saw it as the right thing to do. HLP’s roots are in change management and organisational development – developing workforce capability, ensuring premises and facilities are fit for purpose and engaging with the community to deliver consistent high quality … [Read more...] about HLP – more than a tick box exercise

Filed Under: Healthy Living Pharmacy News, Media, Viewpoint Tagged With: Community pharmacy, Future of pharmacy, Health Champions, Healthy Living Pharmacy, HLP, Pharmacy Future, Quality Criteria, Quality Payments

14/10/2018 By Deborah Evans Leave a Comment

Pharmacy’s role in Public Health

This month in Pharmaceutical Field I highlight the important role community pharmacy plays in supporting the public's health. https://www.pharmafield.co.uk/opinion/at-the-heart-of-it-the-vital-role-of-pharmacies-in-community-health/ … [Read more...] about Pharmacy’s role in Public Health

Filed Under: Healthy Living Pharmacy News, Media, Pharmacy Complete News, Viewpoint Tagged With: Community pharmacy, Healthy Living Pharmacy, HLP, Public Health

29/09/2018 By Michael Holden Leave a Comment

Quality Payment Scheme 2018/19

The criteria for the second half of the 2018/19 Quality Payment Scheme have been announced with some changes to both the Gateway and the Quality criteria. The review point for this period will be February 15, 2019. We are pleased to see that Healthy Living Pharmacy has been retained with an additional public health capability requirement for the pharmacy team to have completed child oral health training in advance of a planned health campaign on this important topic in 2019. In addition … [Read more...] about Quality Payment Scheme 2018/19

Filed Under: Healthy Living Pharmacy News, Viewpoint Tagged With: Health Champions, Healthy Living Pharmacy, HLP, Prevention, Public Health, QPS, Quality Criteria, Quality Payments

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