Emergency Hormonal Contraception
Emergency Hormonal Contraception
Examples of this service that have been commissioned locally are available on the PSNC online services database.
Tools and publications which may be useful to support the commissioning of this service can be found on the Service development tools and publications hub.
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Template service specification
EN11 Emergency Hormonal Contraception template service specification (Microsoft Word)
EN11 Emergency Hormonal Contraception template service specification (PDF)
Above is a nationally negotiated template service specification (developed and agreed by PSNC, the Department of Health and NHS Employers) and associated resources on the service. LPCs and contractors are able to negotiate to provide services in accordance with this specification where a local need for the service is determined. Alternatively LPCs, contractors or the service commissioner are free to develop their own local services in response to identified needs.
PSNC resources
PSNC Services Case Studies Hub
PSNC Think Pharmacy prospectus: Emergency hormonal contraception (June 2019)
PSNC Briefing 029/13: Sexual Health Services (March 2013)
This PSNC Briefing summarises two documents published in early 2013: A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England; and Commissioning Sexual Health services and interventions.
The PSNC resource Community Pharmacy – at the Heart of Public Health describes the main public health services that are provided by community pharmacies and the evidence base for these services.
Other resources
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) – The value of community pharmacy: full report and summary report.
This report contains a chapter which provides PwC’s assessment of the value associated with community pharmacy’s current role in providing emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) services in England.
Presentation at the Pharmacy Show: Birmingham Umbrella sexual health services – Inderjit Singh & Sanjeev Panesar (Sept 2016) (If prompted, password is: pharmacy16)
The Professional Standards for Public Health Practice for Pharmacy (2014) provide a framework to help pharmacy teams, commissioners and those contracting services to design, implement, deliver and monitor high quality public health practice through pharmacy.
‘Think Pharmacy’ Posters – EHC for up to 72 hours after (version 1)
‘Think Pharmacy’ Posters – EHC for up to 72 hours after (version 2)
‘Think Pharmacy’ Posters – EHC for up to 120 hours after (version 1)
‘Think Pharmacy’ Posters – EHC for up to 120 hours after (version 2)
