Community pharmacist Patrick Kennedy talks about the ‘scramble’ each month to ensure there is enough money to pay medicine wholesalers. He absolutely loves working as a community pharmacist but increasingly sees his role as a financial controller & that’s not what he signed up to

#springbooster 💪
In Northern Ireland you will be offered a spring COVID-19 vaccine from the 15 April 2024 if you are in a eligible group.

Find out more at nidirect.gov.uk/covidvaccine

#COVID19vaccine

*Community Pharmacy Public Awareness Campaign* Underfunding means that community pharmacies across NI can no longer guarantee that you will get the medicines you need, when you need them.

Please call into your local pharmacy to find out how you can support the campaign.

#springbooster
In Northern Ireland you will be offered a spring COVID-19 vaccine from 15 April 2024 if you are eligible.
Find out more at nidirect.gov.uk/covidvaccine
#COVID19

Bowel cancer screening is offered to people aged 60 to 74 to check for bowel cancer.

Call into your local pharmacy today and pick up an information leaflet on the screening services available in Northern Ireland.

For more info, visit nidirect.gov.uk/bowel-screening #LivingWell

Remember to accept your invite and arrange your cervical screening test as it could be life-saving.

Call into your pharmacy to find out more about screening services and pick up an information booklet. For more information, visit nidirect.gov.uk/cervical-scree… #LivingWell

*Community Pharmacy Public Awareness Campaign*
Underfunding means that community pharmacies across NI can no longer guarantee that you will get the medicines you need, when you need them.
Please call into your local pharmacy to find out how you can support the campaign.

It is estimated one in two of us will develop some form of cancer during our lifetime.
When you receive an invite to take part in screening, don’t ignore it.
Call into your pharmacy to find out more about screening services and pick up an information booklet. #LivingWell

CPNI

Get ready for the ‘Cancer Screening’ Living Well Campaign running throughout April and May 2024 by joining our ‘Cancer Screening’ webinar.

📅 Tues 9th April
⏰ 7-8.30pm
➡ Register now: nicpld.org/courses/index.…

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Thank you to Paula Bradshaw MLA and Peter McReynolds MLA for taking the time to visit Dundela Pharmacy to hear more about the pressures facing community pharmacy and also to find out more about the enhanced clinical role the network could play to support patients and the wider health service

The Easter Bank Holiday weekend is approaching.

Gentle reminder to order your Repeat Prescription now to ensure you will have your medication!

GP Practices will be closed on Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 April 2024.

CPNI representatives updated members of the All-Party Group on Community Pharmacy yesterday on the deepening crisis in the community pharmacy sector.

This follows the recent briefing to the Assembly Health Committee.

Very concerning meeting of the All Party Group on community pharmacy this afternoon. Representatives from CPNI warned that shortfalls in funding have resulted in patients not being able to get medications. This is a real threat to the supply of medications across NI.

Women who regularly drink more than 14 units/week are proven to be at increased risk of breast cancer.
Call into your local pharmacy, pick up a free alcohol units calculator.
You'll be surprised at how quickly alcohol units can add up!
DrugsAndAlcoholNI.info
#KnowYourUnits

Thank you to Mike Nesbitt for meeting with community pharmacist Ian Gabbie in Killyleagh to discuss the crisis that community pharmacy is in and the impact this is having on patients

The CPNI board member David McCrea has warned pharmacy owners in the country have reached “crisis point” as they try to maintain a supply of medicines to patients by putting in their own money to keep their pharmacies running.
independentpharmacist.co.uk/news/1219840-p…

Thank you to Colin McGrath 🇺🇦 for taking the time to visit Clough Pharmacy today to hear more about the pressures facing community pharmacy and the vital role community pharmacy has in supporting patients and the health service.

Something has to get through to the Department, that the current model towards community pharmacy is NOT working. This is a crisis, and if the Minister doesn’t get a handle on it, then I fear we will see another system facing collapse.
CPNI

At the Health Committee meeting this afternoon, CPNI updated MLAs on the crisis in community pharmacy which is getting worse and warned that medicines ‘can no longer be assumed’ Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Health