Tag: NHS

Hypertension: The NHS Blood Pressure Checks Service

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The NHS commissioned a new advanced service, the Hypertension case-finding service on 1st October 2021. This followed a pilot programme by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) in 2020 where community pharmacies offered blood pressure checks to people 40 years and older. The plan was to pilot case findings for undiagnosed cardiovascular disease since it… Read more »

Community Pharmacist Consultation Service And GP Referrals Is Now Live

Community Pharmacist Consultation Service - GP Referrals

In October last year, the government implemented a new NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service following a successful pilot programme in several areas across the UK. Now, after the September 2020 meeting, there have been a few changes. The PSNC agreed to proposals to implement the general practice referrals service into the CPCS this autumn and… Read more »

NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service

  With the five-year community pharmacy funding deal being announced, a new NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) will be implemented on October 2019. This advanced service will connect patients suffering from minor illness with a community pharmacist as their first point of contact. The NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS), previously called the Digital… Read more »

Modernising Community Pharmacy For The Future

We don’t have to tell you that a community pharmacy is a vital lifeline for many people. Especially when you consider that 1.6 million people visit a community pharmacy every day in England. For many, pharmacies are more than just a place to get medicine as people also rely on them for medical advice before… Read more »