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Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC represent all Pharmacy Contractors in the Gateshead & South Tyneside Area.

Reminder - Pharmacy First Dermatology / Skin Conditions Training Event & NMS Drugs Update - 26th Nov -
24/11/2025

Reminder - Pharmacy First Dermatology / Skin Conditions Training Event & NMS Drugs Update - 26th Nov -

The LPC is hosting a Pharmacy First  dermatology / skin conditions training event along with an update for the new NMS.  We will have guest speaker  Dr Catriona Rutland, a GP and specialist in Dermatology presenting.  This will be followed by an update around the new MNS medications from our ...

EHC Update - Local EHC Service to be Decommissioned as National Service Commences -
17/11/2025

EHC Update - Local EHC Service to be Decommissioned as National Service Commences -

In response to the inclusion of the Emergency Hormonal Contraceptive (EHC) Service in the National NHS England Pharmacy Contraceptive Service from 29 October, Gateshead Council and South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (who commission South Tyneside Council's Service) will no longer be...

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week - Little Bug Busters Campaign -
15/11/2025

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week - Little Bug Busters Campaign -

Ahead of World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2025, which runs from the 18th to the 24th of November, community pharmacies should have already received posters and information about the Little Bug Busters campaign. The campaign is a NENC initiative aimed at engaging families, schools and...

Pharmacy First Dermatology / Skin Conditions Training Event & NMS Drugs Update - 26th Nov -
08/11/2025

Pharmacy First Dermatology / Skin Conditions Training Event & NMS Drugs Update - 26th Nov -

The LPC is hosting a Pharmacy First  dermatology / skin conditions training event along with an update for the new NMS.  We will have guest speaker  Dr Catriona Rutland, a GP and specialist in Dermatology presenting.  This will be followed by an update around the new MNS medications from our ...

Ongoing NHS NBS Issues - Covid Vaccinations - Please be aware. -
28/10/2025

Ongoing NHS NBS Issues - Covid Vaccinations - Please be aware. -

Following the start of the vaccination season we would like to make contractors aware that the National Booking System (NBS) is only a booking system with no triage controls.  It does not filter patients by age or conditions.  It is purely a booking system.

25% Increase in Fees - South Tyneside Council / Waythrough - Supervised Consumption -
24/10/2025

25% Increase in Fees - South Tyneside Council / Waythrough - Supervised Consumption -

The LPC has been working with South Tyneside Council and Waythrough (formally Humankind) and are pleased to announce that from the 1st October 2025  an increase of 25% (plus annual inflationary uplifts) on tariff fees paid for drug supervision services will apply.

PSNE Flu Service - Council /ICB Flu Service 2025/26 - EOI For Offsite Vaccinations -
07/10/2025

PSNE Flu Service - Council /ICB Flu Service 2025/26 - EOI For Offsite Vaccinations -

Gateshead Council, South Tyneside Council and Integrated Care Board (ICB) Flu vaccination service As in recent years, for 2025/26 PSNE Ltd has built a flu vaccination programme for eligible staff of Gateshead Council, South Tyneside Council and the ICB. The service is open to all pharmacies across ...

NHS NBS Issues - Coivd / Flu Vaccinations - Please be aware. -
03/10/2025

NHS NBS Issues - Coivd / Flu Vaccinations - Please be aware. -

Following the start of the vaccination season we would like to make contractors aware that the National Booking System (NBS) is only a booking system with no triage controls.  It does not filter patients by age or conditions.  It is purely a booking system.

PSNE Flu Service - Council /ICB Flu Service 2025/26 -
22/09/2025

PSNE Flu Service - Council /ICB Flu Service 2025/26 -

Gateshead Council, South Tyneside Council and Integrated Care Board (ICB) Flu vaccination service As in recent years, for 2025/26 PSNE Ltd has built a flu vaccination programme for eligible staff of Gateshead Council, South Tyneside Council and the ICB. The service is open to all pharmacies across ...

Stop Smoking Services Update - Reminder - 24th Sept 2025 -
13/09/2025

Stop Smoking Services Update - Reminder - 24th Sept 2025 -

We are hosting a Stop Smoking Service Update for ALL pharmacy team members. Please share with your pharmacists, technicians, stop smoking advisors, counter assistants and foundation pharmacists. We have guest speakers from Gateshead and South Tyneside Public Health, a refresh of the current smoking....

Reminder to Sign up for Childhood Flu Vaccination Service -
29/08/2025

Reminder to Sign up for Childhood Flu Vaccination Service -

The service will be commissioned as an Advanced service and pharmacies that choose to provide the service will be able to commence vaccinating eligible children from 1st October 2025.

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