Training 

North of Tyne LPC, Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC,  Sunderland LPC,  Co Durham & Darlington LPC and Tees LPC  have organised training for contractors and their pharmacists in the area.

The training will ensure you have the relevant competences required to  provide the national NHS Seasonal Flu Vaccination Service.*  

We have arranged training with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA).   The training is designed to be used as formal face to face training for the Flu service (please see the Training Requirements section below).

You are not obliged to use the LPC training you can use training from any other provider or via your own in house training if available.  There is a list of alternative providers included on the PSNC website


Training Requirements
NHS England has determined that pharmacists providing the flu vaccination service need to attend face-to-face training for both injection technique and basic life support training every two years.
 
This requirement means that a pharmacist who most recently undertook face-to-face training for both injection technique and basic life support in 2014 or before will need face to-face training in 2016. 
 
Pharmacists who undertook face-to-face training for both injection technique and basic life support in 2015 would not need to undertake face-to-face training in 2016. There is no requirement in the service for an annual update although pharmacists may choose to do this.
 
Anaphylaxis training is required every two years.
 
Declaration of Competence (DoC)
Completion of the DoC must take place every two years. Click here for more information.
 
COSTS
The LPC organised face to face training will cost each delegate £102.   Details of what is included in the training are shown below. Please note that we are using Eventbrite to manage our events online and so you may see this mentioned when registering.
 
Whats Included
  • Practical face-to-face training + online learning + assessment + certificate – all of which must be completed by each pharmacist – covering intramuscular, subcutaneous, intranasal and intradermal vaccination techniques, basic life support and anaphylaxis management and hepatitis b
  • Private  PGDs for: general influenza vaccination, Fluenz Tetra, Intanza, Tamiflu, adrenaline and hepatitis B


Locations

Tues 30th Aug  - 6.30pm - Appleton House - Durham 
Sun 11th Sept - 9.30am - Quality Hotel Boldon 
Wed 14th Sept  - 6.30pm - Quality Hotel Boldon
​Thurs 15th Sept - 6.30pm - Appleton House - Durham 

Online Bookings
Please register early to avoid disappointment. If uptake is low at any one session, it will be cancelled and you will be moved to an alternative date. Early registration will reduce the chance of a session being cancelled.

Tues 30th August  - 6.30pm  - Appleton House- Durham

Sun 11th Sept  -  9.30am - Quality Hotel - Boldon

Wed 14th Sept - 6.30pm - Quality Hotel - Boldon

Thurs 15th Sept - 6.30pm - Appleton House - Durham

2016 - Online Update / Refresher Training and Private PGD - NPA 

The NPA can supply you with online only Refresher training which will also give you access to a private PGD to use.  For further information about the private flu PGD service and the online refresher vaccination training programme,  costs and/or how to book, please contact the Pharmacy Services team by telephone on 01727 891800 or email [email protected] 
IMPORTANT: you must specify which LPC you have been referred by in order to receive a beneficial rate.  Use the LPC your pharmacy is located in.

Other Training Providers

PSNC WEBINAR
You may wish to use another provider to fulfil your training needs.  Below is a list of alternatives although it is not exhaustive.
PSNC will be holding a webinar on Wednesday 24th August at 7.30pm on the Flu Vaccination Service 2016/17. 

​The webinar is scheduled to last around 60 minutes; so make sure flu vaccinations will work for your pharmacy by signing up here.
* We are awaiting the new service specification and community pharmacy specific PGD for the forthcoming flu vaccination service 2016/17, which is due to start on the 1st September 2016.