Pharmacy First - NHS England
The Pharmacy First service builds on the NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service which has run since October 2019. The consultation service enables patients to be referred into community pharmacy for a minor illness or an urgent repeat medicine supply. The new Pharmacy First service, launched 31 January 2024, adds to the existing consultation service and […]
Safeguarding - NHS England
Jun 22, 2023 · Please contact us if you have any issues reading the above diagram: england.dpc.goodpracticeguidelines@nhs.net Legal considerations. Safeguarding may lead to contradictory or conflicting obligations, such as confidentiality and disclosure, the need protect the interests of the patient and the need to protect other individuals who may be at risk such as …
NHS England » Community Pharmacy advanced service …
May 28, 2024 · This service specification and these patient group directions and protocols are for the NHS Pharmacy First Service. The NHS Pharmacy First Service incorporates the previous Community Pharmacist Consultation Service and builds on it to enable community pharmacy to complete episodes of care for seven common conditions following specific clinical pathways.
NHS England » Improving experience of care: A shared …
Oct 27, 2022 · Foreword Introduction Health and care policy and practice has changed significantly since the preceding ‘Improving experiences of care: Our shared understanding and ambition’ was published by the National Quality Board (NQB) in 2015. The refreshed NQB ‘Shared Commitment to Quality’ (2021), and associated documents, describing what quality is …
Book your flu vaccine and your COVID-19 vaccine - NHS England
Sep 14, 2023 · This letter is to let you know you need to book appointments for your flu and Covid 19 vaccines. Flu andCOVID-19 are different viruses. They spread from person to person. If you catch flu or COVID-19, the viruses can make you very poorly. Having your vaccines will help you to stay healthy. It is important […]
Volunteering - NHS England
Why volunteer in health and care? Many NHS organisations and charities need help from volunteers. This is a great way to support the NHS and get involved in your community. Become an NHS volunteer Visit the NHS Volunteering website to find volunteering opportunities in your area. You can also learn about the different types of […]
NHS England » Online appointment booking
Feb 16, 2023 · GP contract requirement. Since 2015 practices have been required to offer their patients the ability to book and cancel appointments online. Since April 2019, the requirement is for practices to offer a significant proportion of their appointments for direct online booking, as well as actively promoting this option to their patients.
NHS England » NHS booking opens for life-saving flu and COVID …
Millions of people in England can book flu and COVID-19 vaccinations from today (Monday, 23 September) as the NHS rolls out additional protection for those most at risk ahead of winter. Anyone eligible can book their vaccinations from 9am via the NHS website, by downloading the NHS App, or by calling 119 for free if they […]
Walk-in sites open up for people to get COVID-19 booster jab
Nov 1, 2021 · Hundreds of walk-in sites across the country are now offering booster vaccines as the NHS ‘Grab-a-Jab’ campaign returns, making it even easier for people who are eligible to get their top-up jab. In just over six weeks since the lifesaving NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme began delivering boosters, more than six million people have had their […]
NHS England » Structure of the NHS
Version 1, 9 November 2022 This guidance is part of the NHS organisations with an impact on digital general practice section of the Good practice guidelines for GP electronic patient records.