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Letter regarding May 2024 Bank Holiday pharmacy opening hours:

The ICB sent an email to all pharmacies on the 12th of March containing a letter and form for completion for the 2024 May Bank Holiday opening hours for pharmacies. A copy of the letter is available to view below. Also included are the current directions to open over the Bank Holiday period, separated by area. Please check to see if your pharmacy is directed to open and reply to the email as advised by Friday the 22nd of March 2024.

May 2024 Letter Re Intention to open

Bank Holiday Form for completion

ERY ICB May 2024 current directions

Hull ICB May 2024 current directions

NEL ICB May 2024 current directions

NL ICB May 2024 current directions

VoY ICB May 2024 current directions

If you are not open at all over the bank holiday, on any of the dates specified in the letter, then please do not reply informing the ICB of this. They interpret a ‘no reply’ as the pharmacy not being open.


Final Version of Pharmacy Bank Holiday Rota – Easter 2024:

Please click the link below to view the final report detailing the Pharmacy Bank Holiday opening hours for Easter 2024.

Easter 2024 BH Rota Report V3

‘Please be aware the Easter Rota for Pharmacy Opening hours has an error – Weldricks Pharmacy The Ironstone Centre, West Street, Scunthorpe is CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY the 30th of March, though will be open for rota 10am-12pm Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday. ‘

Please follow the advice in the Further Instructions section below to ensure your NHS UK and DOS profiles are up to date etc…


Further instructions:

  • Please update your DoS & NHS UK Profiles accordingly (Please note: if you do not add hours for a bank holiday it will default to your normal opening hours)
  • Ensure staff on duty have access to all IT systems and NHS shared mailboxes necessary.
  • If closed – use the template on the link below to notify patients of the nearest open pharmacy.
  • If directed to open – remember to claim the directed 1 or 2 hours via the PharmOutcomes platform. Please note: if you have to remain open for longer than the designated 1 or 2 hours allocated to complete a pharmaceutical service to patients, please add this to the notes section on PharmOutcomes and keep evidence so the ICB can assess if an additional payment is necessary or directed rota need to be extended.

Pharmacy Opening Notification Template

NHS Profile Manager tool:

A new tool, NHS Profile Manager, has launched to help community pharmacy contractors to update their pharmacy’s details more easily in the NHS 111 Directory of Services (DoS) and on the NHS website.

Previously, contractors needed to use two different NHS systems to ensure these details were up-to-date: the NHS website profile editor and the DoS Profile Updater. However, both of these systems have now been replaced by the new NHS Profile Manager.

Find out more

CPE:

For additional information on opening hours including closures, temp closures, and forms, please visit the CPE website.


Directions to Open

For those pharmacies who have been directed to open, please submit your claims using the platform on PharmOutcomes.                          

Directions for May 2023 – April 2026:

Final NEL BH Directions Rota May 2023 – Apr 2026

Final NL BH Directions Rota May 2023 – Apr 2026

Final ERY BH Directions Rota May 2023 – Apr 2026

Final Hull BH Directions Rota May 2023- Apr 2026