North Somerset Council

Key Contact

Sexual Health Services Kate Blakley – Kate.Blakley@n- somerset.gov.uk

Supervised Consumption Service – Fiona Dixon – fiona.dixon@n-somerset.gov.uk

Needle Exchange Services – Fiona Dixon – fiona.dixon@n-somerset.gov.uk

Support to Stop Smoking Services: Chris Miles – Chris.Miles@n-somerset.gov.uk

Pharmacy Contract

Updated fees April 2024

Public Health Pharmacy Service Current unit cost New unit cost
EHC  £14.00 £14.00
Chlamydia testing  N/A N/A
C-Card  £1.00 N/A
OST  £11.00 (1-2d)

£15.00 (3-4d)

£25.00 (5-7d)

£2.50 per supervised consumption
Buvidal  N/A £25.00
Needle exchange  PNEX payment: £1.50

Retainer each active quarter:  £45.00

(£15.00 per month)

Annual Dispensing payment (28 to 227 packs PA): £140.00

PNEX payment: £1.75

Retainer each active quarter:  £45.00

(£15.00 per month)

Annual Dispensing payment (28 to 227 packs PA): £140.00

NRT Advisors  Client registration and completed 4-week follow up – £30.00 N/A
NRT Voucher service  £0.50 £2.50

North Somerset Contract – Needle exchange, Supervised Consumption, Stop Smoking & Sexual Health.

Updated Service Specifications April 2024

Pharmacy Sexual Health for Under 25s service specification 2024-26

Needle Exchange Service Specification template 2024

Smoking cessation Pharmacotherapy voucher handling and processing pharmacy service specification

Supervised consumption Specification template 2024-26

 

Sexual Health

Sexual Health

Key Contact

Kate Blakley, 01934 426594, Kate.Blakley@n-somerset.gov.uk

The FSRH (The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare) guidance on contraceptive choices / emergency contraception for transgender and non-binary people and their partners.

The Local Authorities in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire want to ensure that local sexual health services, advice and guidance on emergency contraception / contraception and the BNSSG C Card scheme are inclusive for transgender and non-binary people.  The FSRH CEU Statement: Contraceptive Choices and Sexual Health for Transgender and Non-Binary People (October 2017) – Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare provides guidance for transgender and non-binary people and their partners, who are engaging in vaginal sex where there is a risk of pregnancy. The statement also offers general sexual health advice for these groups.  It is important for pharmacists to be familiar with the guidance as it provides helpful information to support relevant consultations / advice and guidance.

Service Specification and PGD

Service specification – see top of page

Email address for Chlamydia Testing – cspkits@uhbw.nhs.uk

UNITY Condom order form

Current PGDS

Azithromycin-chlamydia-National-PGD FINAL-Apr-23

Doxycycline-chlamydia-National-PGD FINAL Apr 23

Ulipristal-National-PGD- FINAL Mar 23

Levonorgestrel-National-PGD- FINAL Mar 23

Useful weblinks and FAQs

e-LFH-Easy-Guide 2022

Sexual health services FAQs updated Oct 2023

FSRH CEU Statement: Contraceptive Choices and Sexual Health for Transgender and Non-Binary People (October 2017) – Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare  

Unity Sexual Health Services – Current Provider of the BNSSG Sexual Health Contract

Unity website

What is Unity?

Pharmacy Welcome Letter

BNSSG pathway September 2022

Sexual Health Clinics

BNSSG SH clinics updated 20 07 2017

Expired Service Specs and PGDs

Azithromycin PGD FINAL valid from 1st March 2022

Doxycycline PGD FINAL valid from 1st March 2022

BNSSG EHC and Chlamydia PGD exp Feb 2022

Levonorgesterol PGD FINAL valid from 1st March 2022

Ulipristal PGD FINAL valid from 1st March 2022

Expired Service Specification and PGDs

Safeguarding Information

North Somerset Safeguarding

The NHS has an app with useful information, click here for the link

Support to Stop Smoking

Key Contact – Chris Miles – Chris.Miles@n-somerset.gov.uk

01275 546744

Service Specification

Service specification – see top of page

Champix Supply PGDs

Varenicline PGD for supply by community pharmacists Aug 2022 FINAL v9 signed

Expired PGDs

Varenicline PGD Exp 22

Supervised Consumption

Key Contact

Fiona Dixon, 01934 426293.

Service Specification

See top of page

Needle Exchange

Key Contact

Fiona Dixon, 01934 426268, fiona.dixon@n-somerset.gov.uk

Service Specification

See top of page

Useful Documents

Nx Tally Sheet

Useful Links

North Somerset Health and Wellbeing Board

North Somerset PNA 22-25

Health Watch North Somerset

Healthwatch Contact Details

Telephone number – 01275 851400

Email – contact@healthwatchnorthsomerset.co.uk

www.healthwatchnorthsomerset.co.uk

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.