Community Pharmacy Scotland is the organisation which represents community pharmacy owners throughout Scotland in almost every aspect of their working lives, and is the voice of these vital healthcare professionals north of the Border, as they deliver pharmaceutical care to the people of Scotland. Read More ...
PHS Service Review
The Scottish Government recently published the results of the review of the public health services which was conducted last year. Read More ...
TNT Pick Up
TNT will be picking up scripts this week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Read More ...
Staff Training Grants
The final Date for claiming Staff Training Grants for this financial year is 31st January 2012. Read More ...
High Risk Medicines Available On PCR
Look out for adaptations to the PCR from Monday the 16th of January. The PCR will now incorporate the High Risk Medicine tools to support contractors with CMS. Read More ...
Operational Logbook for January 2012
Community Pharmacy Scotland's Operational Logbook for January 2012 is now available. Read More ...
Ready Reckoners for Contractors in and not in Transition
To view the Ready Reckoners for Contractors in and not in Transition, please click here.
Endorsing Guidance For Electronic Claims And Paper Prescriptions
The new updated Guide to Endorsement is now available. It incorporates guidance for electronic claims as well as paper prescriptions. Read More ...
PCA(P)01(M)01(2012)
Vaccine Supply Arrangements
This Circular sets out the arrangements which will apply for remunerating and reimbursing community pharmacy contractors and dispensing doctors for the supply of seasonal influenza vaccine in 2012-13. Read More ...
CEL02(2011)
Palliative And End Of Life Care In Scotland
Living and Dying Well - Scotland’s first national action plan for palliative and end of life care was published in October 2008. Read More ...
CMO16(2011)
Extension of Emergency Care Summary (ECS) Access to Scheduled Care Settings in Support of Medicines Reconciliation
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that NHS Boards and GPs have agreed a change to access arrangements to ECS so that it supports medicines reconciliation in scheduled care settings, and that Scottish Government supports this decision. Read More ...
Table of Shortages
Table of shortages for January 2012. Late additions are marked in bold. Read More ...
January 2012 Drug Tariff Amendments
The following amendments take effect from 1st January 2012.
Diary Wall Chart of Payments, Claims and Tasks January 2012 to February 2012.
January 2012 Information Sheet
Community Pharmacy Scotland's Information Sheet for January 2012