Take the pain out of becoming a Healthy Living Pharmacy by accessing our online HLP Toolkit. Inside you'll find templates and other documents which can be used to collate your Portfolio of Evidence along with a detailed Action Plan to guide you through the HLP process.
A key requirement for pharmacies wishing to become a HLP is that you must have provided the NHS influenza vaccination service or at least be able to demonstrate that you have signposted people for flu vaccination. Providing this valuable NHS service has proved to be rewarding and profitable for many pharmacies.
Healthcare is changing. The emphasis is shifting from simply treating illness, to promoting good health and encouraging individual responsibility for wellbeing – whether it be quitting smoking, doing more exercise, losing weight, drinking alcohol wisely or eating more healthily.
The need for great leadership in pharmacy to drive patient outcomes and business performance has become more important than ever. This course explores the nine leadership domains of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Leadership Development Framework, to help you on your leadership journey.
Claire Goldsmith from Tesco Pharmacy in Wokingham is an inspirational individual whose efforts won her the title of Buttercups Health Champion of the Year. Claire and her team have undertaken a wide number of public health initiatives not only in Wokingham but also throughout Berkshire. Claire's pharmacy has also co-ordinated coffee mornings on local council estates to discuss health concerns, visited local mosques to raise awareness of meningitis, supported local people with dementia and even offered health checks and flu jabs to the Police Federation of England and Wales.
Claire is a shining example of the positive impact Health Champions and Healthy Living Pharmacies can have on their communities. She is pictured here being presented her award by Richard Burton from the Royal Society of Public Health.
Did you know that all community pharmacies will soon be required to become Healthy Living Pharmacies (HLPs) in order to comply with the requirements of the community pharmacy contract?
