Health Living Pharmacy Level 2 (HLP2)
Community pharmacies are an essential, valued and well-respected component of primary care in Suffolk. The important role of community pharmacies in supporting self-care, promoting the prevention agenda and providing community-based services without the need for an appointment has been recognised. Suffolk LPC has been actively involved in supporting the evolution of the new NHS structures and has worked closely with both East and West Alliances as they have transformed community services to become integrated at place level. However, it has been challenging to understand the mechanism by which community pharmacies can be embedded into service delivery. With the imminent development of Primary Care Networks as the key component of delivering the NHS Long Term Plan, the need to fully integrate community pharmacy into primary care provision is clear.
In February 2019 The Suffolk and North East Essex STP Board approved an approach to investment of national transformation funds related to the system transition to an Integrated Care System. The majority of the funds are to be distributed to primary care and the voluntary and community sector to support:
- Development of the Alliances including primary care networks
- Development and delivery of Higher Ambitions through the Alliances and Integrated Neighbourhood Teams
The primary care component of the funding is to be distributed via local CCGs to further support development of local primary care networks across GPs and other primary care providers including community pharmacists.
Funding has been provided for the development and implementation of HLP Level 2 across Ipswich and East Suffolk and West Suffolk Alliance areas. Suffolk LPC has worked with local Alliance and Public Health leads to agree a final model for the HLP Level 2 framework that will meet local need. The framework consists of a combination of training, which the pharmacy will be supported to complete as well as ensuring that commissioned services that support local priorities are delivered within each local network. The outcomes of the roll out of Level 2 will create sufficient evidence to determine whether Level 3 could be achieved as part of a second phase, which would allow the community pharmacy sector to become fully integrated into primary care networks.
Click here to view the HLP2 framework.
Aims of the framework
- To ensure that the standards achieved in HLP Level 1 are maintained and become embedded in working practice as a pre-requisite of engagement with HLP Level 2
- To begin the integration of community pharmacies into Primary Care Networks through targeted delivery of locally commissioned services to meet local population need.
- To train Health Coaches within community pharmacy teams to support behaviour change and referral to other community providers within existing Integrated Neighbourhood Teams
- To support four targeted pharmacy-based campaigns per year in conjunction with other community providers
- To look at opportunities for building on existing commissioned services to improve delivery and patient outcomes.
- To look at opportunities for developing additional commissioned services to meet local need around support for self-care and prevention.
- To begin the development of community pharmacy teams to support key ICS priorities including early diagnosis of cancer and mental health support.
We are now inviting expressions of interest from pharmacies in East and West Suffolk to complete the Healthy Living Pharmacy Level 2 Framework.
Please fill out the form below and Myra will be in touch with you soon.
Talk Cancer online sessions.
Early diagnosis is extremely important in the fight to cure cancer and the ability to talk about it without feeling embarrassed or awkward is key.
At the end of the 2 hour session you will be able to
• Talk to people about how they could reduce their risk of getting cancer.
• Help people understand the importance of spotting cancer early and the screening programmes available.
• Have effective, supportive conversations about health in general and encourage people to take positive
action for their health
We have two sessions available for you and your team to book in to attend.
Wed 20/10/2021 7pm – 9pm
Wed 26/01/2022 7pm – 9pm
HLP2 CRITERIA
Please note the Pharmacy must have at least 1 FTE (37.5 hr per week) that has completed Talk Cancer training to complete and claim for HLP LEVEL 2.
We will cascade the links to the sessions to those booked in 7 days before each event.
Talk cancer Booking form https://forms.office.com/r/3ySd7tBXRa
Mental Health Training online
Our online mental health training package is available and can be completed at any time. It takes around 20-30 minutes on average. It has also recently been updated to reflect the mental health implications of Covid-19 so may provide a real benefit to staff in dealing with customers at this time. https://elearning.easygenerator.com/30490d55-c2a3-4e17-807a-2ca905eb4b55
HLP 2 CRITEREA
Please note the Pharmacy must have 80% of staff completed to complete and claim for HLP LEVEL 2
Health Coach Training online
We have one cohorts of training available 20th October and 3rd November 2021. If you already have a member of staff who has accessed the 2-day health coach training through West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust you don’t need to send anyone on this training. Please book on this link Health Coach Booking Form
HLP2 CRITERIA
Please note the Pharmacy must have at least 1 FTE (37.5 hr per week) that has completed Health Coaching training online to complete and claim for HLP LEVEL 2.
