A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for community pharmacy can be found here.
A SOP for general practice can be found here.
Advice for clinicians on coronavirus can be found here.
Please note that these SOPs may be subject to amendment as the situation changes – members are advised to check regularly for updates on the NHSE and/or PSNC websites.
PDA guidance
2021
January 2021
May 2021
July 2021
- Covid-19 safety measures must continue in pharmacies
- The PDA calls on community pharmacy employers to show leadership and require the wearing of masks in pharmacies
- Employers’ representative bodies asked to work together to maintain safety standards
- Flu vaccination programme 2021-2022: Preliminary Information and an early alert
- Self-isolation rules change for NHS and social care employees in England
October 2021
2020
April 2020
- UK Government issues new guidelines on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Health and Safety Executive Issue Guidance regarding reporting of COVID-19
- PDA remind members that they are protected under Assault on Emergency Workers law
- Personal Protection Equipment – Rationale and recommendations for a pragmatic approach
May 2020
- Guidance on whether a Responsible Pharmacist can be in charge of more than one set of premises
- Guidance on the “Remote Signing on” in the Pharmacy record by a pharmacist
- Guidance on the activities that can take place when there is no pharmacist present in a registered pharmacy
- Guidance on Repeat Dispensing Prescriptions (paper RD or eRD)
June 2020
November 2020
PDA Pandemic Series Updates
- 14 May 2020
- 23 May 2020
- 30 May 2020
- 6 June 2020
- 13 June 2020
- 21 June 2020
- 4 July 2020
- 17 July 2020
- 4 August 2020
- 19 August 2020