Community Pharmacy advanced service specification: NHS Pharmacy First Service

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This service specification and these patient group directions and protocols are for the NHS Pharmacy First Service.

The NHS Pharmacy First Service incorporates the previous Community Pharmacist Consultation Service and builds on it to enable community pharmacy to complete episodes of care for seven common conditions following specific clinical pathways.

This will enable the management of common infections by community pharmacies through offering self-care, safety-netting advice, and supplying certain over the counter and prescription only medicines via clinical protocol and patient group directions.

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Launch of NHS Pharmacy First advanced service

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Letter to community pharmacy and general practice professionals regarding the launch of Pharmacy First.

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Published 31 January 2024.

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Letter confirming that the new NHS Pharmacy First advanced service will launch on Wednesday 31 January 2024.

Community pharmacy advanced service specification: NHS Pharmacy First Service

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Published 27 November 2023.

NHS Pharmacy First – clinical pathways

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Published 27 November 2023.

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Shingles patient group directions

Impetigo patient group directions and protocols

Infected insect bites patient group directions

Acute sore throat patient group directions

Acute sinusitis patient group directions

Acute otitis media patient group directions

Pharmacy First PGD master authorisation sheet

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Published 25 January 2024.

GP Connect: Update Record

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GP Connect: Update Record is being introduced to support the delivery of Pharmacy First and other pharmacy services.