The NHS Long Term Plan sets out its ambitions for transformation over the next decade to ensure the NHS is fit for purpose in the future. The plan’s key aims are to: ensure everyone gets the best start in life; deliver world class care for major health problems; and support people to age well. So where does Pharmacy fit into the plan? Key areas that will impact on pharmacy include: make greater use of community pharmacy's accessibility and skills establishment of Primary Care … [Read more...] about Pharmacy and the NHS Long Term Plan
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.
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
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
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
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