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The content below contains the latest news affecting community pharmacy owners and their teams throughout Scotland. If you can’t find something or you have a question please get in touch with us at webteam@cps.scot
Useful Information for the PHS – Poster Campaigns
Our colleagues at Scottish Government have provided some further information regarding the: ‘Be the Early Bird’ – Detect Cancer Earlier Campaign
Public Health Scotland – Poster Campaigns
The next community pharmacy public Health Scotland campaign will be a re-run of ‘Detecting Cancer Early’.
PCA(P)(2024)10 – Community Pharmacy Public Health Service Poster Campaigns
This Circular advises Health Boards and community pharmacy contractors that a series of Public Health Service (PHS) poster campaigns is planned to be distributed to pharmacies over the course of 2024/25
Changes to NHS Inform Advice on Covid-19
As of the 13th June 2024, the NHS Inform advice on Covid-19 has been updated. This was informed by a review from Public Health Scotland and Scottish Government clinicians. Based on this review, it was recommended that the advice to self-isolate for five days following a positive Covid-19 test should be removed from guidance.
PHS Poster - Quit Your Way
In January the SARCS February poster campaign had been cancelled. We have now heard that the menopause campaign, originally due to be displayed in community pharmacies from 5 March 2024 – 31 March 2024, has also been cancelled.
PCA(P)(2023)39 - PHS Poster Campaigns
This Circular advises NHS Boards and community pharmacy contractors of the next Public Health Service (PHS) poster campaign topics which will be distributed to pharmacies.
PCA(P)(2022)34 - Public Health Service Poster Campaigns 2022/23
This Circular advises and community pharmacy contractors of the next Public Health Service (PHS) poster campaign topics which will be distributed to pharmacies.
PCA(P)(2022)24 - Community Pharmacy Public Health Service Poster Campaigns 2022
This Circular advises NHS Boards and community pharmacy contractors of the next Public Health Service (PHS) poster campaign topics which will start to be distributed to pharmacies from 12 July 2022.
PCA(P)(2022)07 - Community Pharmacy Public Health Service Poster Campaigns 2022
This Circular advises NHS Boards and community pharmacy contractors of the next Public Health Service (PHS) poster campaign topic which will start to be distributed to pharmacies from 11 April 2022.
Update on Physical Distancing
The following letter notifies teams and managers of an update to the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual COVID-19 addenda on physical distancing in Health and Social Care.
PCA(P)(2020)29 - PHS Poster Campaigns 20-21
This Circular advises NHS Boards and community pharmacy contractors of Public Health Service (PHS) poster campaign topics for the remainder of the 2020-21 financial year.
PCA(P)(2019)20 - PHS Poster Campaigns 2019-20
This Circular advises NHS Boards and community pharmacy contractors of Public Health Service (PHS) poster campaign topics for the remainder of the 2019-20 financial year.