Weekly update for Week commencing 14th October

Weekly update for Week commencing 14th October
October 17, 2019
CPCF and PQS Event 6th November
Simon Dukes (Chief Executive Officer) and Alastair Buxton (Head of NHS Services) from PSNC are coming to Sunderland on the evening of 6th November to meet contractors and community pharmacy staff from Sunderland at the National Glass Centre. This is a great opportunity for local contractors to speak to key staff from PSNC. Registration is now open at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sunderland-lpc-information-event-cpcf-and-pqs-tickets-74413736489. Places are limited – so please register asap!
Sunderland Echo Article
Mark Stephenson met with MP for Houghton and Sunderland South Bridget Phillipson and a local contractor to promote flu jabs at community pharmacy in the Sunderland Echo. Follow the link for full article;
PSNC CPCF Support
We encourage all contractors to sign up to PSNC e-newsletters to help to prepare for ongoing changes (psnc.org.uk/latest-news/email-sign-up/).
PQS: Directory of Services (DoS) update
PSNC recognises there has been some confusion in updating DoS profiles with respects to the end of NUMSAS and DMIRS and the introduction of CPCS starting on 29th October 2019. Guidance on meeting the DoS quality criterion can be found at: psnc.org.uk/pqsdos