Pharmacy First Service

Pharmacy First Crib Sheets

Awesome August Hints and Tips
Pharmacy first Aide Memoire (this single page summaries what conditions are suitable for referral to pharmacists and which should not be referred)
Pharmacy First at a Glance (this single page summarises the Conditions, Inclusion Criteria, Exclusion Criteria, Medicines and links to Leaflets)
Pharmacy First Rejections (this document gives examples of where the pharmacy has rejected a referral where a consultation could have been completed and claimed)
Pharmacy First High Level Service Overview

GP CPCS – Bank Door Telephone Numbers

As the number of GP practices referring GP CPCS minor ailments to community pharmacy continues to grow, and in response to feedback from contractors, the LPC has created a database of all the known back door numbers. These numbers are for GPCPCS use ONLY, and can be viewed within the PharmOutcomes CPCS Annexe C Details template. The sheet is located at the bottom of the left hand side-bar.

Please remember that these numbers should ONLY be used for clinician-to-clinician conversations and to enable information exchange between care settings on patient transfer. Please use them when normal communication methods either do not work or the situation is more urgent than normal.

Local Support Events

June 2024 – Pharmacy First and wider pharmacy service delivery support
- The slides from the events can be viewed HERE; event recording can be viewed at https://youtu.be/BJSBlTYHR8g
January 2024 – Pharmacy First: Getting to know the service and preparation to provide
- The slides from the events can be viewed HERE; they include the video link for the dermatology section, which can also be accessed here: https://youtu.be/WbfRgv2wKKE

Training Resources

There are a number of free training providers/resources for the pharmacy teams – Community Pharmacy England, CPPE, CliniSkills, VirtulaOutcomes, E-learning for Health, PrescQIPP – which are detailed in the document below.

Training Resources – Updated June 2024 v2

Paediatric Resources for Pharmacy First

The Alder Hey Team has kindly put together a list of paediatric resources that you may fund helpful when skilling up to manage this cohort. This was circulated to pharmacies on 31 January; if you would like the LPC to resent this information then please email support@cpcw.org.uk.

Map of Cheshire, Warrington and Wirral Providers

Instructions on how to use the map:

Zoom into an area and click on this icon to view the name and postcode of the pharmacy.

Click on this icon to open up a list of either Warrington, Cheshire or Wirral pharmacies.

Click on All items and select your preferred pharmacy from the list to view the postcode.

NW GP Practice Support Pack

Please see below a letter, summary explainer and briefing guide for GP practices, both clinicians and non-clinicians, on the Pharmacy First scheme.

This has been developed by the NW region and has been shared across the ICB with Primary Care Leads and Practices in February 2024.