A name adopted by Lancashire Local Pharmaceutical Committee.

Locally Commissioned Services

Locally commissioned community pharmacy services can be contracted via a number of different routes and by different commissioners, including local authorities (Public Health), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and local NHS England teams.

CCG Services

Click on the name of the service in the list below for full details

 

Public Health Services

Click on the name of the service in the list below for full details

NHS Health Checks

For information on free NHS Health Check Service see the Choose Health website. Click here to be redirected

Antivirals

To view the Pharmacy agreement to stock antivirals please click here. 
Please note, we are awaiting the up to date version.

Hospital Discharge Services

Transfers of Care Around Medicine (TCAM) (formally known as eTCP)

Click here for: A guide to support community pharmacists in dealing with electronic discharge – Frequently asked questions

refertopharmacy

(Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire CCG areas)

FAQs Refer to Pharmacy

FAQs – appendix 1 -user guide presentation

FAQs – appendix 2 – SOP

PowerPoint presentation

Refer to Pharmacy Case Studies

Refer to Pharmacy Case Study – DOAC

Transfer of Care

(Blackpool and West Lancashire CCG areas)

PharmOutcomes Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

Minor Ailments

Here you will find details of minor ailments services (in those areas where it is currently commissioned)

BLACKPOOL CCG AREA

This service is no longer commissioned in Blackpool CCG area.

GREATER PRESTON & CHORLEY SOUTH RIBBLE  CCG AREAS 

Greater Preston and Chorley South Ribble – Minor Ailment Scheme – SLA – 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023

Greater Preston and Chorley & South Ribble – Formulary & Protocols – 2022 -2023

PharmOutcomes support manual Lancashire

EAST LANCS CCG AREA

This service is no longer commissioned in East Lancashire CCG area.

FYLDE & WYRE CCG AREA (Pharmacy+ Clinic Service)

The Pharmacy + Clinic in Fylde & Wyre ceased operating on the 30th June 2018.

LANCASHIRE NORTH CCG AREA – Opening Doors Pilot

This service is no longer commissioned in Lancashire North CCG area.

WEST LANCS CCG AREA

The Minor Ailments Scheme in West Lancs CCG area was decommissioned in December 2017

BLACKBURN with DARWEN AREA

This service is no longer commissioned in Blackburn with Darwen area.

MORECAMBE BAY CCG AREA

Minor Ailment Scheme – Morecambe Bay – under 18s 

Palliative Care

Here you will find details of palliative care services (in those areas where it is currently commissioned)

Pennine Lancashire (East Lancashire CCG & Blackburn with Darwen CCG)

Pennine Lancashire (East Lancashire CCG & Blackburn with Darwen CCG) Palliative Care Service – 01st March 2022 – 31st March 2023

Blackpool CCG and Fylde & Wyre CCG

Just in Case Service Specification – Fylde Coast – 01st April 2022 – 31st March 2023

Chorley & South Ribble and Greater Preston CCGs

Service specification 1st July 2020 – 31st December 2020

List of Pharmacies providing palliative care service in Chorley South Ribble & Greater Preston

Covid 19 Temporary End of Life Drugs list

Morecambe Bay CCG – Just in case

Just in Case (JIC) Service Specification 2022-23

West Lancashire CCG

Palliative Care Service Specification for community pharmacy – click here

Needle Exchange

Here you will find details of needle exchange services (in those areas where it is currently commissioned)

East Lancashire, Central & North Lancashire

Service Level Agreement – Pharmacy Needle & Syringe Programme – 01st April 2022 – 31st March 2023 – click here

Blackpool

Needle Exchange Service Spec – 1st April 2021 – 31st March 2022 – click here

Safeguarding

The Online Pan-Lancashire Multi Agency Safeguarding Children Procedures can be found here

The contact details for Children Multi Agency Safeguarding Agency can be found here

Lancashire Safeguarding Adults Board

Sexual Health

In this section you will find EHC SLAs, information on Chlamydia screening service, how to obtain condoms & Declarations of Competence .

Lancashire County Council 

EHC

EHC Service Spec – Lancashire County Council  – 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023

Signed EHC PGD – Lancashire County Council (LCC) 1st May 2022 – 30th April 2025

Blackpool Council

As of 1st April 2016, Blackpool Council no longer commissions an EHC service from Community Pharmacy.

Please refer anyone presenting for EHC to the Specialist Sexual Health Service at Whitegate Drive Health Centre (01253 957171) or the Young People’s Centre on Talbot Road (01253 955856)

Information and contraception clinic times can be found via the Lancashire Sexual Health website:

Blackpool and Lancashire Sexual Health Service Find Your Nearest Centre or by telephoning 01772 401140

Blackburn with Darwen Integrated Sexual Health Service

EHC

For more information about the sexual health services or help to access support contact: (01772) 401140 or visit: Blackpool and Lancashire Sexual Health Service Find Your Nearest Centre

BwD Pharmacy Emergency Hormonal Contraception Service Specification 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023

24.04.20:

Due to the coronavirus, the PGD for Levonorgestrel has been updated to include the following line (on dosage):

2 tablets (3mg) to be taken as soon as possible after unprotected sexual intercourse up to 96 hours when the BMI or weight cannot be recorded due to COVID 19 restrictions

Revised PGD Blackburn with Darwen Council – 1st April 2020 – 31st March 2023

Sexual Health Services – STI on-line testing kits

Lancashire sexual have launched a new ‘free home testing kits’ service to screen for sexually transmitted infections which are available for Lancashire residents of all ages over 16 years of age. (Excluding Blackburn with Darwen residents anyone living within this area can call: 01254 283888 for more information on how to be tested).

Please click here for further information and here for an electronic version of a Home kit poster which can be downloaded and printed for display if required

Chlamydia screening service

East Lancashire Chlamydia Screening Programme (Blackburn with Darwen)
Barbara Castle Way Health Centre
Simmons Street
Blackburn  BB2 1AX

Telephone:         01254 283874 Young Person’s confidential line: 0845 602 0894

Email:                    Best2Know@lancashirecare.nhs.uk

Website:              www.best2know.co.uk

Chlamydia Test Kits for Best 2 Know Provision in Community Pharmacy

Chlamydia Screening Team contact details. Please note when requesting kits that they are now gender specific

Ordering condoms from Public Health

Lancashire Pharmacy Contractors:  Clinic packs of 144 condoms can be ordered by contacting phadmin@lancashire.gov.uk  who will email an order form.
When the order form has been completed and returned to them, orders should be received within 5 working days’. (any mail disruption will impact on delivery times, if items are out of stock the supplier will offer an alternative)

Any queries, contact:
Christine Tetlow, Public Health Co-ordinator (Sexual Health)
Lancashire County Council

Tel:  01772 539826
Christine.tetlow@lancashire.gov.uk

Blackpool contractors should contact: Contractreview@blackpool.gov.uk with your order

 

Declaration of Competence

The Declaration of Competence (DoC) system has been developed to support you in assuring commissioners that you are service-ready and have the appropriate knowledge, skills and behaviours to deliver high-quality, consistent services. Many commissioners are now including the DoC system in their service specifications, service level agreements and patient group directions. Click here for more information

Smoking Cessation

In this section you will find details of smoking cessation services and NRT voucher schemes (in those areas where it is currently commissioned)

NRT Voucher Scheme

Lancashire County Council 1st April 2021  click here

Lancashire County Council 22/23 click here

Blackburn with Darwen Council – see below under Local Improvement Service (LIS) for Provision of Stop Smoking Services

 

Blackpool Council. As of 1st April 2016, Blackpool Council no longer commissions an NRT Voucher Scheme from Community Pharmacy.

Local Improvement Service (LIS) for Provision of Stop Smoking Services

Blackburn with Darwen AreaSLA 2022/23– click here

Blackburn with Darwen smoking cessation pharmacy providers 2020/21 – click here

Lancashire County Council  SLA 2020/21 – click here

Blackpool Area SLA 2018/19 – click here

Substance Misuse

In this section you will find the substance misuse service specifications (in those areas where it is currently commissioned)

North, Central and East Lancashire 

Service Level Agreement – Supervised Consumption Programme – 01st April 2022 – 31st March 2023 – click here 

Blackpool area

The SLA from delphi for supervised consumption (1st April 2021 – 31st March 2022) – click here

Read below details of Blackpool’s integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Harm Reduction and Non-Clinical Sexual Health Services.

Horizon in Blackpool offers a comprehensive support service for residents covering Drug and Alcohol Dependency, Harm Reduction and Non-Clinical Sexual Health Services.

The service was commissioned to contribute to the following public health outcomes:

Increasing number of people living drug and alcohol free lifestyles

Reducing reoffending

Increasing employment and reducing homelessness

Improving physical and psychological health

Improving the lives of young people and their families

Horizon comprises four agencies:

Delphi Medical – Drug and Alcohol Clinical Intervention Service for Adults and Young People

The Hub – Young People’s Risk Taking Behaviour, including substance misuse and sexual health

Renaissance – Drugs & Alcohol Adult Harm Reduction, Assertive Outreach together with Non Clinical Sexual Adult Health Harm Reduction Services

The Horizon service offers a comprehensive package of first class care and treatment created to support the health and wellbeing of all Blackpool’s residents.

Any resident can access the services; young people up to the age of 25 are able to access more age appropriate services (The Hub) which in turn offer a more holistic care package.

For more information or to access the services contact:

Horizon Single Point of Access for all adult services – 01253 205156

The HUB (Young people’s service, up to 25 years) – 01253 476010

Free NHS Blood Pressure Checks For People Over 40 At Your Local Community Pharmacy*

*Participating Pharmacies Only