Nottinghamshire Local Pharmaceutical Committee

04/06/2026

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲: 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟮/𝟯 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
Once you have completed the intervention part of the service, you could then use your existing pharmacy system to set up a follow up consultation for 14-21 days later and send a text message a few days before to remind the patient that you are going to ring them and explain that it may be a withheld number.

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗠𝗦 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
If GP surgeries are switching medication brands, then generally this would not count towards an NMS because part of the essential services advice that should be being provided. However, if the switch involves changing the inhaler type and the device is significantly different then this could be eligible for a NMS consultation because would require more detailed explanation and demonstration.

𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 (𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄)
Your pharmacy should have received some Talking Therapies assets in the mail that describe the full service offering, contact details and leaflets that can be handed to those patients you feel may be in need of further help and support with their mental health.

Please could you let Alison Ellis know if you have received these in pharmacy. Also if you require more of those assets then please contact [email protected] at the LPC office and she will send out more assets by post.

03/06/2026

Thanks James for supporting our sector

03/06/2026

𝗖𝗣𝗘 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽, 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 - 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬

Community Pharmacy England are holding a workshop in East and North Midlands on 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟳.𝟬𝟬 - 𝟵.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺.

This face-to-face event will enable pharmacy owners and their representatives to discuss the next steps for community pharmacy with CPE, hear more about the outcome of the CPCF negotiations for 2026/27 and feed directly into CPE's priorities for the 2027/28 CPCF negotiations and beyond.

Lindsey Fairbrother, the representative of independent pharmacy owners for the region, and other members of the Community Pharmacy England Committee, as well as some of the Executive Team will also be in attendance, plus representatives from your LPC. An agenda and topics for discussion will be published nearer the time, and CPE will seek your views before the event, to reflect the issues, challenges and opportunities most relevant to your community.

Find out more details and register your interest using this link ⬇️

🔗 https://cpe.org.uk/our-events/regional-workshop-east-and-north-midlands-wednesday-10th-june/

As part of our commitment to engaging with the sector, Community Pharmacy England will be holding a workshop in East and North Midlands. This face-to-face event will enable pharmacy owners and team members  to discuss the next steps for community pharmacy with us, hearing more ...

02/06/2026

‼️ 𝗔 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘆 ‼️

There is around £75,000 of NHS service opportunity per month that Nottingham and Nottinghamshire pharmacy owners are missing out on. And that is just in threshold payments - if you add on the service fees as well this increases to at least £85k per month or ONE MILLION POUNDS for a year.

How can any pharmacy afford to be missing out on that ? Please make sure you are achieving threshold and claiming for the threshold payment before the monthly deadline.

29/05/2026

2027 will mark the 20th year of Robert Severn's chairmanship of Community Pharmacy Nottinghamshire. As such, it’s safe to say he knows his way around community pharmacy and, being a pharmacist himself, he is a staunch and highly respected advocate of the profession.

We caught up with Rob to find out a bit more about how he got into pharmacy and his career to date.

“After qualifying in 1995 at the Welsh School of Pharmacy, I completed my pre-reg in Mansfield with Boots UK. I then spent 6 months working in Taunton before I returned to Notts to work for 2 years as a relief pharmacist for Boots.

It was my intention to buy a contract which, unfortunately, never happened. So, after working as a locum in various locations in Notts, I took a job as a Pharmacist Manager with Rowlands Pharmacy where I stayed for 10 years. The Co-op (latterly Well Pharmacy) approached me in 2010 to take on a Pharmacist Manager role.

During my initial spell at Rowlands I became involved with the LPC, and this continued when I joined the Co-op/Well. I became the company’s LPC engagement manager supporting other LPC reps who worked at the company. Having seen many changes over the years – our monthly committee meetings used to take place in a room over a pub after work! – I’m proud of the contribution my fellow committee members and I have made, and continue to make, to support our pharmacy colleagues.

My work with the LPC brought me closer to the Company Chemists'​ Association and, in 2021, I became their LPC Support Manager. Today we have 300 representatives across three countries, and alongside my position as chair here at CPN, it’s a role that keeps me busy!

Keen to make sure I could continue to practice pharmacy alongside these industry roles, I left Well in 2022 and returned to Rowlands in a part-time capacity. Being in the pharmacy is very important to me. Not only does it enable me to gather valuable clinical insights and further develop my understanding of the requirements of community pharmacy, but I can also make a difference by supporting my colleagues to provide outstanding patient care.

Outside work, I’m married to Taseta, known as the CPoH (chief pharmacist of household) and I have two children: daughter Millie who is about to graduate with a Masters in Architecture from Bath University and son Jacob who is starting his GCSEs next year and is a keen cricketer and footballer.

I’m also a trustee for charity in Gunthorpe and I still do football coaching for my son’s team when needed or more often running the line. An avid sports fan, I can be found at most Notts County Football Club games and I’m huge supporter of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Finally, it’s with a heavy heart that, due to enthusiastically participating in thousands of scrums, rucks and mauls over the years, my right shoulder isn’t what it used to be, and I may well have made my last appearance for Keyworth Rugby Club clocking off at just under 300 appearances for the Club.

29/05/2026

𝗖𝗣𝗖𝗙 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟮𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿

Contractors and pharmacy teams are invited to take part in Community Pharmacy England's CPCF 2026/27 webinar on Monday 1st June from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

For more details and to register, please use the link below ⬇️

🔗 13c792bd-56b3-4c85-a6ec-fa7069c93e32@bdee8b9b-1fb4-46c6-9226-5bcbfbcbc00a" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/13c792bd-56b3-4c85-a6ec-fa7069c93e32@bdee8b9b-1fb4-46c6-9226-5bcbfbcbc00a

26/05/2026

𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽

Do you provide the emergency contraception? Then this workshop is for you. All GPhC registered pharmacy professionals are welcome!

Join Emma Anderson, CPPE tutor and clinical services director, and Clare Smith, CPPE tutor and education pharmacist, for this online event on 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

During the workshop, Emma and Clare will provide a presentation and give you a chance to apply your learning in case discussions and feedback.

Event details are below, numbers are capped to ensure quality, so please book now to avoid disappointment.

Go to 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 on the CPPE page - you will need to login here: https://www.cppe.ac.uk/mycppe/login
Event details: Emergency contraception
Event ID: 63229
Date: Wednesday 24 Jun 2026

25/05/2026

Fantastic to see the team at Ways Pharmacy promoting National Walking Month and inspiring (and supporting) their customers to walk and wheel more.

They even added some coloured footprints around the pharmacy in a bid to encourage patients to walk a little while waiting for their prescriptions - what a great idea!

23/05/2026

With temperatures set to hit the mid 20s this bank holiday weekend, we will undoubtedly see an increase in patients presenting with infected insect bites in community pharmacies across the region 🦟

Please make sure that you and your pharmacy team are prepared to support anyone presenting with symptoms and having a conversation with customers purchasing bite & sting relief creams as they may benefit from a Pharmacy First consultation and help you reach threshold this month.

22/05/2026

Huge thanks to Dr Manik Arora for coming along to our May committee meeting on Wednesday to talk about Neighbourhood Health.

Manik gave us both an informative and insightful overview of the work that has been done since 2021 and the next collaborative steps. He was keen to hear from members and gather feedback that will help to shape future work and the role of community pharmacy moving forward.

We look forward to continuing working with you and your colleagues Manik. We hope you see you at another committee meeting very soon!