PQS Step 9 - PCN Requirements and Flu

Published: Tue, 10/12/21

PharmaPlus PQS Bitesize Guide Step 9:

PCN Requirements and Flu

12 October 2021

Dear Member,

So far we have shared:
STEP 1: Returning unwanted inhalers – Email sent on 31/08/2021
STEP 2: NMS expansion and gateway criteria – Email sent on 1/09/2021

STEP 3: Inhaler technique checks as part of the catch up NMS service – Email sent on 10/09/2021
STEP 4: Staff training requirements – Email sent on 14/09/2021
STEP 5: PCN Leads requirements – Event on 27/09/2021

STEP 6: Infection prevention & control and AMS – Email sent on 27/09/2021

STEP 7: TARGET antibiotic checklist audit – Email sent on 04/10/2021

STEP 8: Aspiration Payment Claim - Email sent on 05/10/2021

Next is:
STEP 9: PCN Requirements and Flu

Must achieve 80.1% or above for flu vaccinations to patients aged 65 years and over. More points will be awarded to those areas which achieve a higher percentage point increase.

What you need to do:

1. Must administer 30 or more flu vaccines to any eligible patients under the advanced service between 1st Sept 2021 and 31st Jan 2021 (total numbers will need to be submitted for the claim).
2. Must engage with your PCN Lead to be involved in increasing the uptake of flu vaccinations to patients aged 65 years and over by 31st Dec 2021.

  3.   Keep a record of:
      o   When the meeting took place,
      o   Name of your PCN, PCN Lead, their pharmacy name and ODS code for your MYS declaration.

PCN Leads
1. Engage with the community pharmacies in your PCN who wish to be involved on how to increase the uptake of flu vaccinations for over 65s – See survey attached.
2. Engage with the PCN Clinical Director to agree how community pharmacies in the PCN will collaborate with general practice.
3. If as the PCN Lead you do not provide flu vaccinations you will only be able to claim for the PCN leadership points and not for contributing to the increase in uptake of flu vaccinations.
4. Keep a record of:
o The meeting date & actions.
o ODS codes of pharmacies who have engaged in the process of increasing flu uptake in patients 65 years and over.

Disbanded PCNs and the pharmacy is no longer able to realign with another PCN
1. Collaboratively work with the other pharmacies in the disbanded PCN area as agreed with the NHSE&I regional team for that area.
2. In order to receive payment for this domain these arrangements must be agreed in advance of the declaration with the regional team in conjunction with the LPC.

As always, if you require any further support please contact the PharmaPlus team.

Regards,

PharmaPlus

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