Other resources

Bolton LPC represents community pharmacists in the Borough of Bolton in discussions with the NHS, local authorities and partners to plan and agree local services.

The Committee’s aim is to act in members’ best interests and ensure local people reap the benefits community pharmacy can bring, improving health and wellbeing.

For further information visit their website https://psnc.org.uk/bolton-lpc

The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) is a provider of educational solutions for the NHS pharmacy workforce across England to maximise its contribution to improving patient care.

For further information about CPPE services visit their website https://www.cppe.ac.uk.

The Gov.uk website provides detailed information about a person’s employment status which helps determine their rights and their employer’s responsibilities.

For further information visit https://www.gov.uk/employment-status.

The General Pharmaceutial Council regulate pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies in Great Britain. The Council works to assure and improve standards of care for people using pharmacy services.

For further information visit their website https://www.pharmacyregulation.org.

The Greater Manchester Healthcare Academy provides training, education, resources and support for community pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy teams in the Greater Manchester area.

For further information visit their website https://www.gmhealthcareacademy.org.uk.

The Greater Manchester Local Pharmaceutical Committee represents community pharmacists in discussions with the NHS, local authorities and partners to plan and agree local services.

The Committee’s aim is to act in members’ best interests and ensure local people reap the benefits community pharmacy can bring, improving health and wellbeing.

For further information visit their website https://psnc.org.uk/greater-manchester-lpc.

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP) is a trade union for pharmacists working in hospitals, primary care and other healthcare institutions in the NHS and the commercial sector. They also offer a professional liability insurance scheme.

For a small fee, locums joining the scheme can benefit from trade union support and insurance cover whether working in a hospital, service company or community pharmacy.  For further information, ring 020 3371 2009 or visit their website https://www.ghp.org.uk.

Market Entry is the process by which pharmacies in England, whether a sole trader, partnership or body corporate, gain approval by NHS England to join the Pharmaceutical lists.

Pharmaceutical lists are maintained by NHS England. PCSE is responsible for processing market entry applications on behalf of NHS England.

For further information visit the Primary Care Support England website https://pcse.england.nhs.uk/services/market-entry/

The NPA is the trade association for community pharmacy. Amongst their other services, members can also access NAPTV, a video-content platform enabling locums to keep up with the latest in pharmaceutical news and get answers to current ethical, legal and clinical questions.

For further information, ring 01727 858 687 or visit their website http://www.npa.co.uk.

NHS Shared Business Services deliver modern corporate services to the NHS, which improve efficiency and quality, save time and money, and support world-class patient care.

For further information visit their website https://www.sbs.nhs.uk.

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee promotes and supports the interests of all NHS community pharmacies in England. The Committee represents NHS pharmacy contractors and works closely with Local Pharmaceutical Committees (LPCs) to support their role as the local NHS representative organisations.

The Committee’s goal is to develop the NHS community pharmacy service, to enable community pharmacies to offer an increased range of high quality and fully funded services that meet the needs of their local communities and provide value and good health outcomes for the NHS and the public.

For further information visit their website http://psnc.org.uk

The PDA is a trade union for pharmacists. Locums can see the PDA Locum Booklet and contract for services on the website. Members can seek advice from PDA lawyers and access information on a variety of topics. They also offer a professional liability insurance scheme.

For further information, ring 0121 694 7000 or visit their website http://www.the-pda.org

The Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA) was established for the benefit of all primary care pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with an active interest in primary care pharmacy. It is the largest and longest standing independent organisation dedicated to supporting pharmacy professionals working within primary care.

The PCPA supports primary care pharmacists and pharmacy technicians through a network of leading practitioners, sharing best practice and inspiring innovation. Our mission is to promote clinical excellence for the benefit of our patients, our members and the profession.

For further information visit their website https://pcpa.org.uk

Members can access a full range of services, including support alerts for drug and device recalls, guidance for pharmacy law and ethics and the online Locum Group. This group is for locum pharmacists and is about locum practice in every sector.

For further information about RPS services, ring 0845 257 2570 or visit their website http://www.rpharms.com.