Flu Service in Berkshire Carol Trower Chief Executive Officer Berkshire LPC Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

Background Pilot service across 20 pharmacies in 2012 GP resistance to service Started 1 st November 2012 Added in > 65s in December Reviewed in February vaccinations from 16 pharmacies Public Health team happy with service Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

2013 Service Unable to get more than last year’s pilot repeated- “steady state” mentality 18 pharmacies selected Most were involved in 2012 No training delivered Started 4 th October Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

What issues have we had? Delayed PGD Limited PR support Posters late Little national publicity Pharmacists slow to engage Selection of pharmacies Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

How are we doing 15 pharmacies engaged to date 312 patients seen Using PharmOutcomes to monitor delivery and review service Engaged local Public Health Director to gain support Voucher scheme for Carers/ Front line staff Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

Who are we vaccinating? Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

Age range Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

Clinical Conditions Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

When are we vaccinating Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

Why are patients choosing pharmacy? Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

What would we do differently? Early engagement event with pharmacists Different criteria to select pharmacies Produce our own publicity materials “In-house” voucher scheme Engage with patient groups locally Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

What next? Service continues until end January 2014 Review of service in February 2014 Feedback and discussion with Public Health Thames Valley Lead Full service across Thames Valley next year? Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

Health Education Thames Valley Local Education and Training Board for Thames Valley covering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Ensure the delivery of effective workforce planning Excellent education and training to develop a highly capable, flexible and motivated workforce that delivers improvements in health for the population of Thames Valley. Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

Funding Proposal Good example of where working together makes us stronger 3 bids submitted to increase chance of success All bids approved Project Board – 3 Chief Officers plus 1 LPC member Project Co-ordinator recruitment Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

The projects Carer Identification and Support – 95k To help our teams understand the issues that carers face and how to support them Dementia Awareness training - 95k To help make our pharmacies dementia friendly environments and raise awareness of the disease Healthy Living Champions - 332k To train members of the team to be better equipped to pro-actively deliver health interventions Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

The Plan Engagement events in Spring 2014 Training sessions Spring and Summer 2014 Forums set up and running throughout 2014 Pharmacy implementation throughout 2014 Review and report March 2015 Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

The money? Project manager costs and equipment Training costs for pharmacists and team members Venue costs Publicity costs Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy

What do we need from you Support for the projects Agreement to the project board and project manager roles Act as champions in your own practice Berkshire LPC - Improving the Health of the County through Pharmacy