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Transforming Community Pharmacy: The Role and Opportunities for LPCs in Modern Healthcare

Dudley LPC, regulated by parliamentary acts, stands as a statutory body representing 64 pharmacy contractors. Under the leadership of Chair Dan Attry and Chief Officer Wyn Wattley, the LPC negotiates with PCTs, ensuring contractors meet the standards set by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. With an evolving pharmacy contract established in 2005, LPCs provide essential and advanced services, from Medication Use Reviews to Smoking Cessation. Challenges such as pharmacy remuneration and prescribing changes present opportunities for collaboration and service redesign, making a significant impact in community health.

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Transforming Community Pharmacy: The Role and Opportunities for LPCs in Modern Healthcare

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  1. Dudley LPC Dan Attry (Chair) & Wyn Wattley (Chief Officer)

  2. Community Pharmacy Regulated by acts of Parliament • Medicines Act 1968 • Health Bill 2009 • Pharmaceutical Charter • Controlled by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society -Responsible for “Fitness to Practice” - Responsible for Premises Standards.

  3. Role of LPC • Statutory body • Represents all contractors (64) • Negotiating body for dealing with PCT on behalf of all contractors

  4. New Pharmacy Contract • 2005 • Essential Services (inc Clin. Governance) • Advanced Services - MURS AURS Stoma customisation • Enhanced Services

  5. Advanced Services • Advanced Services - MURS AURS Stoma customisation

  6. Enhanced Services • Enhanced Services • Smoking Cessation • Emergency Hormonal Contraception • Chlamydia Screening • Brief Alcohol Intervention (pilot) • Substance Misuse Service • Needle Exchange • Care Home support

  7. PCT Monitoring Visits • Annual visit by PCT • Compliance questionnaire • Quality

  8. Funding • Global Sum - fixed dispensing fee - MUR - Max. allowable profit and Cat M effects • Disp. Figures – 5-6% inc. in Rx every year for last 10 years.

  9. Com Pharmacy Dev. Officer • Michelle Dyoss • Dual role, innovative, not used any where else in country • Forward thinking LPC • Huge leaps in Pharmacy recognition, acceptablility and provision of new services

  10. White Paper 2008 • Implications for Pharmacy • “Any willing provider”

  11. Threats • Loss of Remuneration • Pharmacy Price Regulation Scheme • Prescribing changes • Supply chain deficiencies • Control of entry • Category M and PPRS.

  12. Opportunities for collaborative working • Willingness of LPC members via involvement in various committees • Areas to work together • Health Checks • Long term conditions • Repeat Dispensing / Electronic Prescriptions • Service Redesign

  13. Latest NHS White Paper • Commissioning • Medicines Mgt /CDM • NHS Health Checks • Pharmacists with Special Interests • Practice Based Pharmacists? (demise of PCT) • Services redesign

  14. The Future • Closer working relationship with LMC • Commissioning Groups – • already sitting on old DBC Cluster Forum • Not a competitor, but as partners.

  15. Contact Details • Chairman – Dan Attry • 07973 632548 • E-mail dan@attry.wanadoo.co.uk • Chief Officer – Wyn Wattley • 07905 486935 • E-mail wyn.wattley@blueyonder.co.uk

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