NEL LPC Strategic Plan for 2021/22

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Strategic Plan 2021-22

1. Training and Development
   • Support the development of pharmacists and their team across NEL
   • Supplementary training as required during the year
   • Link training to all commissioned services where appropriate
2. NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service
   • Half of surgeries across NEL to be live during 2021/22
   • Support pharmacies to take ownership of the project by year end
   • Support contractors to ensure completion of CPCS referrals
3. Discharge Medicines Service
   • All Acute Trusts live with the service
   • All Acute Trusts transferring patients using a Nationally recognised DMS IT template
   • Work with other key stakeholders to develop DMS referrals from other organisations
   • Support all contractors to ensure they do not breach their Essential Service specification
4. Pharmacy Support
   • Delivery of services across all pharmacies
     • For example, SMI, PGDs, NMS, DMS, CPCS, CPAF, Immunisations
   • Support with the delivery of PQS
5. Primary Care working relationships
   • GP / Pharmacy relationships
     • Create locality groups across the LPC where GP practices and pharmacies are working closely together
   • Primary Care Networks
     • Engagement with PCN Boards as they form
     • Link CPCS, DMS and NMS with PCNs
   • Integrated Care Systems
     • Ensure participation in the newly forming ICSs
     • ICS Board and Operating team
     • Work locally with ICPs as they begin to form
6. Communications
   • Area Manager meetings
     • Quarterly via Zoom
   • Increase working links with secondary care establishments
     • To enhance DMS
   • Stakeholder engagement – MPs / Councillors / GPs / Practice Managers / PSNC
     • Including social media
   • Communications directly with contractors
     • Conference
     • Social media
     • Emails
   • Website
     • Review and enhance website to create a one stop shop for all pharmacy enquiries
7. NHS Service development and retention
   • Develop new service opportunities
   • Implementation of new services
   • Review of existing contracts with commissioners
     • Engagement with existing contract delivery
     • NMS
   • Roll out of any new Nationally Commissioned services
8. LPC Finances
   • High quality LPC financial governance
   • Yearly summary to contractors
   • Work to obtain project grants