Primary Care Bulletin archive :: NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Issue 30 - 30 July 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
MHRA Device Safety Information: Updated guidance on the management of the recalled Endologix Nellix EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing (EVAS) System (DSI/2025/004)
Community Mental Health Transformation, No Wrong Door - Survey for Primary Care
The Leng review
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccination Resources for GP Surgeries
Help promote the NHS App and its features to your patients

Medicines Optimisation:

For Action: Updated PGDs (20500722 Shingrix v3.0_FINAL)
For Information/Action: Extension of the Shingles Programme for Severely Immunosuppressed
ROCSE-CASC-0265: FOR ACTION: UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note 2025/028 Update on infection with non-toxigenic C. diphtheriae involving people experiencing homelessness and with substance use in England
ROCSE-CASC-0266: FOR ACTION: Serious Shortage Protocol for Venlafaxine – Withdrawal
ROCSE-CASC-0264 FOR ACTION: UKHSA Briefing Note 2025/029: Iatrogenic botulism associated with cosmetic botulinum toxin injections v1.0
ROCSE-CASC-0272 FOR ACTION: A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Isosorbide mononitrate 10mg immediate release tablets
ROCSE-CASC-0270 FOR ACTION: Medicine Supply Notifications (MSNs) for the discontinuation of Hypurin Porcine vials and Humulin I, S, M3 and Humalog Mix25 vials
MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: ChloraPrep 1mL Clear Sterile Solution/Applicator, Becton Dickinson UK Ltd, EL(25)A/36

Training and Webinars:

Practice support on implementing online consultation tools and contractual requirements
Hampshire CAMHS Mental Health Bite Size Sessions
Let’s Talk about Vaccines Training
The Introduction to Primary Care Induction Programme for Hampshire & Isle of Wight
NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme: to support those at risk of developing Type 2
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) at Diagnosis: E-learning Tools Aimed at Primary Care Health Professionals

Local Updates:

For Southampton Practices Only - Southampton MSK Community Service – eRS referrals
For Southampton Practices Only - Unpaid carers survey

Issue 29 - 23 July 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Resident doctors are set to take industrial action in July
Weight loss injectables – Update
Regional Paediatric Asthma Guidelines - Update
Notifying infectious diseases – Who is responsible?
Written Complaints In Primary Care Data Collection 2024-25 - extended deadline Friday 25 July
Speech and Language Therapy Services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Pharmacy First Translated posters
ROCSE-CASC-0259 – UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note 2025/027 - Update on the epidemiology of toxigenic diphtheria in asylum seekers arriving to England 2025 v1.0
ROCSE-CASC-0256 FOR ACTION: UKHSA Briefing Note 2025/031: National Standard Measles Incident: Measles epidemiology and recommended control measures
ROCSE-CASC-0261 FOR IMMEDIATE CASCADE: PRN02085 - Confirmation of national HPV vaccination and immunisation catch-up campaign for 2025/26 letter
Expiry Dates of Liquid Based Cytology (LBC) Vials
ROCSE-CASC-0252: FOR INFORMATION: : PRN02074 - Response to Recommendations from the Independent Review of Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates (the Leng Review)
Become a Sexual Offence Examiner: Compassionate Care, Critical Evidence
Community Mental Health Transformation, No Wrong Door - Survey for Primary Care

Medicines Optimisation:

ROCSE-CASC-0250 UPDATED FOR ACTION [on behalf of DHSC] : A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Abidec® Multivitamin drops
OFFICIAL: UKHSA Briefing Note 2025/029: Iatrogenic botulism associated with cosmetic botulinum toxin injections v1.0

Training and Webinars:

The Introduction to Primary Care Induction Programme for Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Improving Together Conference: A place to share, learn and connect
e-RS Training from NHS England

Local Updates:

For South East, South West and North & Mid Practices Only -

Feedback Requested: NHS Health Checks: market feedback on draft 26/27 specification
For Southampton and South West Practices Only - Referral pathway for Suspected New cases of Type 1 Diabetes
For Portsmouth Practices Only - Tier 3 Weight Loss Referrals
For Portsmouth Practices Only - Community Connectors

Issue 28 - 16 July 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

DHSC National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage of bumetanide 1mg tablets - Update
ROCSE-CASC-0245 – FOR ACTION: A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for Amiodarone 200mg tablets
ROCSE-CASC-0244 FOR ACTION: Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha) 0.1% eye drops 0.3ml unit dose preservative free

Training and Webinars:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Rescue Pack Webinar - recording and resources
Care Navigation Training
An Introduction to Paediatric Spirometry for Primary Care
Hampshire CAMHS Information and Advice Session - Young Person’s Mental Health
Learning Disability Sessions for Primary Care staff in Hampshire and Southampton 2025/2026
Employee Disability and Neurodivergent Advice (EDNA) Sessions
Stress Management Course
Leading Well Programme
Compassionate Employers

Local Updates:

For Portsmouth, South East and Isle of Wight Practices - FIT tube results - PHU labs

Issue 27 - 9 July 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Social Prescribing Network
Written Complaints In Primary Care Data Collection 2024-25
Independent Sector Plans
Confirm Auto Registration Participation by Friday 11 July
National Kidney Federation - Mid-Year Kidney Disease Awareness Campaign
Help shape future research into chronic and recurrent UTIs
Central Alerting System: National Supply Disruption Response (Nsdr) Now Accredited To Issue National Patient Safety Alerts

Training and Webinars:

The Family Hub Parenting Programme for Autumn 2025
Hampshire Sexual Health Network Meeting - Postponed to Thursday 6 November 2025
HIOW ICS Primary Care Respiratory Champions (PCRC) Networking Meeting 15 July
Primary Care Conference for Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Referral Optimisation Network webinars: Evaluation of specialist advice - Slides and Recording
Portsmouth Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Workforce Development: Skills and Knowledge Framework
Alcohol support services (Southampton)

Medicines Optimisation:

For Action: Updated PGDs (20250701 UKHSA LAIV_PGD_v15.0-GOV-18720-FINAL)
MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Erythromycin Stearate BP 250mg Tablets, Amdipharm UK Ltd, EL(25)A/32
MHRA Device Safety Information: Aurum pre-filled syringes phased introduction of new 10ml CONNECT syringe barrel: Importance of selecting compatible needle-free connectors to minimise the risk of syringe blockage (DSI/2025/02)
MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Simvastatin 10mg Tablet, Crescent Pharma Ltd, EL(25)A/33
ROCSE-CASC-0232: FOR ACTION: Serious Shortage Protocols for Estradot® - extension
Central Alerting System: Shortage Of Bumetanide 1mg Tablets
ROCSE-CASC-0240 FOR ACTION: Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for salbutamol 100micrograms/dose breath actuated inhalers CFC free
MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Zaditen 0.25 mg/ml, eye drops, solution, Laboratoires Théa EL(25)A/34

Local Updates:

For North Hampshire Practices Only - Community Diabetes Service Announcement
For Southampton and South West Practices Only - Message on teledermatology from Wessex Cancer Alliance
For Southampton and South West Hants Practices Only - Southampton Unscheduled Bleeding Pathway
For Isle of Wight Practices Only - NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme

Issue 26 - 2 July 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
You're Invited: Online Consultation Supplier Showcase – Supporting October Compliance
Safeguarding Team at Portsmouth Hospital University Trust change of email address
Written Complaints In Primary Care Data Collection 2024-25
Written Complaints In Primary Care Data Collection 2024-24 - Information for Commissioners
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust - LIMS Project Update
Central Alerting System: Potential Contamination Of Non-Sterile Alcohol-Free Skin Cleansing Wipes With Burkholderia Spp: Measures To Reduce Patient Risk
Change in GP Practice Cleaning Company - For Information
Portsmouth Weekend Wound Clinic Criteria
The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme - Travel Plans
Sepsis Reports from Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)

Training and Webinars:

NHS APP National Webinar Invite
HIOW ICS Primary Care Respiratory Champions (PCRC) Networking Meeting 12 July
Thames Valley and Wessex Primary Care School - Advanced Practice Peer Discussion Forum
Wessex Academy for Skills in Personalised Care - Training Opportunities
e-RS Drop-in Session Pilot
Primary Care Conference for Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Basingstoke and District Disability Forum (BDDF) Chronic Pain Support Group
NHS Digital Weight Management Programme (DWMP) – Lunch and Learn

Medicines Optimisation:

ROCSE-CASC-0220: FOR ACTION: Serious Shortage Protocol for Venlafaxine
MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Kimmtrak 200 micrograms/mL concentrate for solution for infusion, Immunocore Limited, EL(25)A/28
MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Depo-Medrone 80 mg in 2 mL, Maxearn Limited EL(25)A/29
MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Omeprazole 20 mg/15 ml Oral Solution, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd, EL(25)A/30
MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Tamoxifen 20mg Film-Coated Tablets, Wockhardt UK Ltd, EL(25)A/31
ROCSE-CASC-0228 FOR ACTION: A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free

Local Updates:

For Southampton and South West Hants Practices Only - New Emergency Department IT system (MIYA)
For Isle of Wight Practices Only - Walk-In X-ray Access
For Portsmouth and Isle of Wight Practices Only - Reminder New FIT assay (OC-Sensor)
For South West Hampshire Practices Only - TARGET Presentations
For Isle of Wight Practices Only - Children and Young People Spirometry

Issue 25 - 25 June 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Tirzepatide update: A new treatment option for managing obesity
You're Invited: Online Consultation Supplier Showcase – Supporting October Compliance
Safeguarding Team at Portsmouth Hospital University Trust change of email address
Notification of changes in our response to Automatic Fire Alarms
Change to UHS phlebotomy booking to patient-led digital first approach
Written Complaints In Primary Care Data Collection 2024-25
For Action: 2025023 UKHSA RotavirusPGD_v7.0_FINAL from 30 June 2025
Practice Plus Group, Ophthalmology
Shared Connection
Designated Prescribing Practitioner competency framework consultation
Stoneham Lane Surgery Multidisciplinary Team (MDT): Good News Story
ROCSE-CASC-0206 – FOR ACTION: UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note 2025/017 - Ceftriaxone-resistant N. gonorrhoeae: Increasing cases, including transmission associated with sex workers
ROCSE-CASC-0210 FOR ACTION [on behalf of UKHSA]: UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note 2025/023: Cluster of Legionnaires’ Disease cases associated with Sergios Hotel in Hersonissos in Crete, Greece - UKHSA Briefing Note 2025/023
ROCSE-CASC-0203 - Pregnancy documentation in Pharmacy IT system for Pharmacy First and Contraception
Weight Loss Drugs and Contraception
Cervical Screening Coverage Improvement Projects

Training and Webinars:

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fully Funded CPD Courses University Edition
Skin Forum 16 July 2025
Alcohol Awareness Week 2025 – Bitesize training
Combined General Practice Nursing and Community Nursing webinar 17 July - Agenda and Joining Details
Mental Health Focus Week 8 - 12 September
Referral Optimisation Network 1 July

Medicines Optimisation:

ROCSE-CASC-0214: FOR ACTION: Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for Buprenorphine (Relevtec®) 35micrograms/hour, 52.5micrograms/hour, 70micrograms/hour transdermal patches and Buprenorphine (Bupeaze®) 52.5micrograms/hour transdermal patches

Local Updates:

For Southampton Practices Only - Health Walks in Southampton's Greenways
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 24 - 18 June 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Amendments to ‘Adjusted List Sizes’ and subsequent PCN DES Payments
Changes to community pharmacy service in Portsmouth
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (16 - 20 June 2025)
KO41b Written Complaints In Primary Care Data Collection 2024-25
Human papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Improvement Toolkit
Ardens Reminder
Healthy Weight Coaches Evaluation
ROCSE-CASC-0187: FOR ACTION: UKHSA Briefing Note - 2025/020: Cluster of Legionnaires’ Disease cases associated with the Hotel Partner & Spa, Vlorë, Labëria region, Albania
ROCSE-CASC-0192: FOR ACTION: UKHSA Briefing Note 2025/021: Heat Health Alert: YELLOW - SE, EM, EoE & London
ROCSE-CASC-0188 – FOR ACTION: PRN01963 - System Letter to communicate major policy change to the Cervical Screening Programme and associated documents
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton - Waiting times for NHS referrals
Who’s Who Padlet ‘How To Guide’
Urgent Response Service - Health
Treetops - The Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC)

Training and Webinars:

Hampshire CAMHS - Parents and Carers Events
Wessex Academy for Skills in Personalised Care - Training Opportunities
Service Champion Training - Armed Forces Network
Co-production Training Event
Diagnosing Breast Cancer in Black women
Agendas for GPN Monthly Webinars - 26 June, 28 August, 25 September 2025

Medicines Optimisation:

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Dulcolax Adult 5 mg Gastro-resistant Tablets, Opella Healthcare UK, EL(25)A/26
ROCSE-CASC-0202 – FOR ACTION: Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for Levemir® (insulin detemir) FlexPen® 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled pens and Levemir® Penfill 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml cartridges
ROCSE-CASC-0198: FOR ACTION: A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified release tablets
MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Inhixa 12,000IU (120mg)/0.8mL solution for injection, Maxearn Limited, EL(25)A/27

Health and Wellbeing

Reinstating Menopause Meet-Ups (Online)
EDNA Service: Manager Drop-in Session
Stress Management Course
Leading Well Programme

Local Updates:

For Portsmouth Practices Only - Changes to St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth Phlebotomy service
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 23 - 11 June 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
UPDATED - ROCSE-CASC-0162: FOR ACTION: PRN02009 - Adjustment to primary care network payments letter
New resources to help you promote NHS Health Checks
KO41b Written Complaints In Primary Care Data Collection 2024-25
Implementation of commissioning policies for Restricted Treatments and Procedures
ROCSE-CASC-0166: FOR ACTION: UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note: FW: UKHSA Briefing Note - 2025/019 Pilgrims returning from the Hajj/Umrah: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and invasive meningococcal disease (IMD)
Help us to assess the Paediatric Asthma Guidelines
Improving GP Engagement with Complex Care MDT Meetings
Calling all Allied Health Professionals and Nurses working in general practice
Healthy Weight Coaching Survey
Fluoroscopy Services - Lymington Hospital

Training and Webinars:

STOMP - Stop over-medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both
Learning Disability Updates/CPD sessions
Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
Let’s Talk About Vaccines
JSNA Sessions
Ten Footsteps to Living Well with Pain

Medicines Optimisation:

ROCSE-CASC-0172: FOR ACTION: A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: NovoRapid® PumpCart® (insulin aspart) 100units/ml solution for injection 1.6ml cartridges
ROCSE-CASC-0178: FOR ACTION: Serious Shortage Protocols for Estradot® - extension
MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Paracetamol 500mg Tablets, Chelonia Healthcare Limited, EL(25)A/25

Local Updates:

For Portsmouth Practices Only - Changes to Phoning Limits for Abnormal Results
For Portsmouth Practices Only - New Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Calculation Method
For Portsmouth Practices Only - Respiratory Virtual Ward (RVW)
For Isle of Wight Practices Only - Blood Tests Reminder
For Portsmouth and Isle of Wight Practices Only - New FIT assay (OC-Sensor)
For Southampton Practices Only - Tier 2 Weight Management Service
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 22 - 4 June 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Cancer as a long term condition - the role of primary care
Pathology is moving to a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
Fairer Funding engagement
Shingles and Pneumococcal Support Available
Termination of Pregnancy Service - Reminder
Antifungal-Resistant Strains Emerging in Tinea Corporis (Ringworm) Cases
The New Healthier Together Website is Now LIVE!
e-RS - Provision of Allergy - COVID Vaccine Concern - (Advice & Guidance) - Service ID 7974034 (University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust)
New date for Portsmouth Hospitals transition to NHS.net
Wessex LMCS General Practice OPEL Report
Ardens Templates
ROCSE-CASC-0160 FOR ACTION: PRN01999 - Board oversight and staffing of NHS clinical trials letter
Change to digoxin units and phoning limit
Expected NCD 2025 Payment Calculation Timeline
New image library to help improve NHS diagnosis and treatment across ethnic minority communities

Training and Webinars:

Relaunch of Lower Limb Wound Care Programme
NHS Cervical Screening Programme Webinar - 12 June 2025
DIA-NAMIC: DIAbetes educatioN for SouthAMpton prImary care HCPs
Live Longer Better - Lunch and Learn: Online Continence Promotion
New to Practice GP Fellowship and GP Early Career Mentoring Programme
Sexual health and HIV clinical conference 2025
Genomics in Primary Care: What GPs need to know
Making Every Contact Count Training Opportunity

Medicines Optimisation:

Drug Alert - For information and awareness - Green Pills Causing Harm Picture and Harm reduction messages for Hampshire
MHRA Class 4 Medicines Notification, Zentiva Pharma UK Limited, Various Products, EL(25)A/24

Local Updates:

Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 21 - 28 May 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Cancer as a long term condition - the role of primary care
ROCSE-CASC-0129: PRN01966 - Changes to the Online GP Registration Service: update in response to the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations
HPV Vaccination Improvement Toolkit
Maternal RSV Vaccination Timing for Pregnant Women
Your support is appreciated in completing flu / covid evaluation Survey
2024/5 SCOPES COPD Post exacerbation review template
ROCSE-CASC-0134: PRN01965 - Primary care service development funding and general practice IT funding guidance 2025/26
Themes from Engagement meetings between Southampton PCNs and Community Teams
Updated directory of adult services Southampton
Legal updates on gender identity with implications for Primary Care
Launching the New Healthier Together Website
ROCSE-CASC-0139: UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note - 2025/016 Vector-borne disease in UK and Europe; risk ahead of summer
Lymington New Forest Hospital X-Ray Suite
Lymington Urgent Treatment Centre
Asthma + Lung UK Update
Shared Connections for Learning

Training and Webinars:

Relaunch of Lower Limb Wound Care Programme
Romanian NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP) Tailored Remote Group
Diagnosing breast cancer in Black women free online course
CAMHS Parent & Carers Event
Ethnicity Recording in Primary Care
Lunch and learn with NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight's mental health team
Invitation to South East Childhood Immunisation Webinar – Changes to Routine Schedule from 1 July 2025
Sexual Health Virtual Clinical Conference
Change of date for AMS COPD rescue pack webinar

Medicines Optimisation:

UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note 2025/018 - Seasonal influenza activity in England; prescribing of neuraminidase inhibitor antivirals no longer authorised in primary care
ROCSE-CASC-0138 – FOR ACTION: Medicine Supply Notifications (MSNs) for tolterodine 2mg and 4mg modified-release capsules and phenobarbital 15mg/5ml elixir

NEW Hampshire and Isle of Wight fluoroquinolone leaflet available
MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Mercaptopurine 50mg Tablets, Aspen Pharma Trading Limited, EL (25)A/23
ROCSE-CASC-0147 FOR ACTION: Serious Shortage Protocols for Creon and Estradot® - extension

Local Updates:

Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 20 - 21 May 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Important: NHS e-RS referring user issues since May update
Your support is appreciated in completing flu / covid evaluation Survey 2024/5
Dying Matters Awareness Week Resources
ROCSE-CASC-0122 UPDATED guidance on shared care with unregulated gender services
ROCSE-CASC-0124: PRN01974 - Preparing for a successful delivery of mpox and gonorrhoea vaccination programmes letter
New look webpages for Adult Social Care in Hampshire
Active practice charter and new Physical Activity Clinical Champion (PACC) role
Pathology is moving to a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS

Training and Webinars:

Wessex Stroke Virtual Training Event
CAMHS Embracing Autism Event
NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme: to support those at risk of developing Type 2
Type 2 Diabetes: Know Your Risk - Lunch and Learn Sessions
Free suicide prevention training
Menopause Training and Resource Guide

Medicines Optimisation:

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Notification, Chemidex Pharma Ltd, Various Products, EL(25)A/21
MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: BD ChloraPrep Clear - 1mL Applicator, Becton Dickinson UK Ltd, EL(25)A/22

Local Updates:

For Hampshire Practices Only - GP event for Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 19 - 14 May 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
ROCSE-CASC-0108: Spring Bank Holiday, 26 May 2025 Posters - pharmacy opening hours
Weight management update for Primary Care
Update for Primary Care on Hospital Use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)
Would you like to be a part of an exciting pilot about the impacts of air pollution on cardiovascular health?
New! Paediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) resources available
ROCSE-CASC-0102 – OFFICIAL - UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note 2025/014 - Increasing detection of antifungal resistant Trichophyton indotineae in England
Primary Care Safeguarding Newsletter – May 2025
Vaping survey for healthcare professionals

Training and Webinars:

Arden and GEM clinical systems training team
HIOW ICS Primary Care Respiratory Champions (PCRC) network meeting
Coaching Offer
Rethinking Neurodiversity – The Social Model of Disability

Medicines Optimisation:

ROCSE-CASC-0104: Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notifications (MSNs) for Lidocaine (Xylocaine®) 10mg/dose spray sugar free and Buprenorphine (Reletrans®) 5micrograms/hour and 15micrograms/hour transdermal patches
MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Chloramphenicol 1% w/w Eye Ointment, Blumont Pharma Limited, EL(25)A/20
ROCSE-CASC-0107: FOR ACTION: Serious Shortage Protocol for cefalexin - reactivation

Health and Wellbeing:

EDNA Service: Manager Drop-in Session
Menopause Manager e-learning module

Local Updates:

For Southampton and South West Practices Only - Speech & Language Therapy Provision
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 18 - 7 May 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Portsmouth Hospitals moving to NHS.net this month
ROCSE-CASC-0091 PRN01927 - Unscheduled urgent and non-urgent dental care national service specification and clinical guidance
GP Advice and Guidance
ROCSE-CASC-0089 RN01959 - Changes to the routine childhood vaccination schedule from 1 July 2025 and 1 January 2026 and Changes to the selective hepatitis B vaccination programme from 1 July 2025
IMPORTANT : Requesting Expressions of Interest (EoI) for Premises Improvement Grants
Restore Lloyd George Notes Storage
Ross Care Wheelchair Service Website
Launch of Civility and Respect Video Learning Scenarios
e-RS - Notification of Brand New Service (University Hospital of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust)

Training and Webinars:

Primary Care Webinar - Hypertension
Genomics in Primary Care: What GPs need to know
Raising Awareness: Romani Gypsy, Irish Traveller, Roma and Travelling Communities
Webinars for Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS)

Medicines Optimisation:

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Pregabalin 25mg, 50mg, 75mg, 100mg, 150mg, 200mg, 225mg, 300mg Capsules, Jubilant Pharmaceuticals NV, EL(25)A/19
ROCSE-CASC-0088: Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for Fentanyl (Effentora®) 200microgram, 400microgram, 600microgram, 800microgram buccal tablets, and Fentanyl (Actiq®) 800microgram lozenges
ROCSE-CASC-0095: Extension of Estradot and Cefalexin Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs)

Local Updates:

For Portsmouth Practices Only - Request for feedback from Portsmouth practices
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 17 - 30 April 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Update on Children’s Tier 2 Nurse-Led Continence Service
Early May bank holiday - 5 May 2025 pharmacy opening hours
Reminder about Vasectomy Service
Support the local pertussis and RSV vaccination campaign
Have your say on the draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment for Southampton
Hampshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - Information and Advice Session
Do you manage women with recurrent UTIs?
New suicide bereavement support service
Respiratory Updates
Patient Experience and Complaints
Free Resource for Patients, Carers & HCPs: All About Diabetes YouTube Channel
School Aged Immunisation Service Pilot
e-Referral - Notification of service change (University Hospital of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust)
Hampshire Public Health Strategy - Collaboration opportunity
Key messages regarding Norovirus advice

Training and Webinars:

What has Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) ever done for you?
Childhood Vaccination Schedule changes webinar - 11 June
Improve Hydration to reduce patients' UTI risk

Medicines Optimisation:

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Brilique 90mg Tablets, EL(25)A/18

Local Updates:

For Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Practices Only - Change in Cardiac Tape Monitoring Service
For Southampton Practices Only - Understanding Children’s Behaviour Online Workshop
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 16 - 23 April 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

ROCSE-CASC-0058 FOR ACTION: A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Fentanyl (Durogesic® DTrans®) 12micrograms/hour, 25micrograms/hour, 50micrograms/hour, 75micrograms/hour, and 100micrograms/hour patches
ROCSE-CASC-0060 UPDATED: UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note 2025/015 - Two national hepatitis A clusters under investigation
MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Lercanidipine HCl 20mg Tablets, Recordati Industria, EL(25)A/17

Local Updates:

For Southampton Practices Only - Who’s Who in your Community Nursing and CIS locality team?

Issue 15 - 16 April 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
HIOW ICB Online Consultation / Video Consultation Planning
Updated Easter 2025 Bank Holiday Pharmacy Opening Hours - Isle of Wight
2025/26 NHS Standard Contract - further consultation, on activity management provisions
Portsmouth Weekend Wound clinic criteria
New ICB shared intelligence service
Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) in general practice
Hampshire and Isle of Wight fire service - Early Intervention programme
Volunteer with Health Watch Hampshire
Virtual Ward services in the community
Unscheduled bleeding on HRT - Update
Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Services - Lymington Hospital
Ringwood NHS Macular Clinic Launch

Training and Webinars:

How To Cope When Your Child Can't - A day for parents and carers in Winchester
Invitation to the Live Longer Better Hampshire Event

Medicines Optimisation:

ROCSE-CASC-0024: FOR ACTION: A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Diltiazem and Triamcinolone acetonide
Class 2 Medicines Recall: Synalar GEL 30g, Synalar GEL 60g,(fluocinoline acetonide 0.025%) Reig Jofre UK, EL(25)A/16
ROCSE-CASC-0049: [FOR ACTION] A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Galantamine 8mg, 16mg and 24mg modified-release capsules
ROCSE-CASC-0042 [FOR ACTION] - Guidance on shared care agreements with unregulated providers for children and young people with gender incongruence

Health and Wellbeing:

Support After Suicide

Local Updates:

For Southampton Practices Only - Clean Air Champions scheme
For Southampton Practices Only - Family Hub Parenting Programme
For Southampton Practices Only - NHS diabetes prevention programme
For Southampton Practices Only - Launch of Southampton Unscheduled bleeding on HRT pathway
For Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire Practices Only - Gynae-Management of unscheduled bleeding (on HRT)
For Isle of Wight Practices Only - New pathway available on IOW: Unscheduled bleeding on systemic HRT
For Isle of Wight Practices Only - Pathology user satisfaction survey
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 14 - 9 April 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW primary care webinar
CQRS reminders for practice managers
2025/26 NHS standard contract publication
Southampton Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC)
Easter 2025 bank holiday pharmacy opening hours
General practice indicators dashboard: Closedown
Hampshire County Council - public health primary care services
Clean air champions scheme
New guidance: Staying safe from suicide: Best practice guidance for safety assessment, formulation and management
e-RS updates - changes for referrers and BMS admin roles – April 2025
Unscheduled bleeding on HRT

Training and webinars:

Inclusion Hampshire quarterly information session
Arden and GEM clinical systems training team
Future of primary care webinar -16 April 2025

Medicines optimisation:

MHRA class 2 medicines recall: Utrogestan Vaginal 200 mg capsules (progesterone), EL(25)A/13
MHRA class 3 medicines recall: Urospir 50mg/5ml Oral Solution, EL(25)A/14
ROCSE-CASC-0013 FOR ACTION - serious shortage protocols for Estradot
ROCSE-CASC-0017 FOR ACTION: An updated Tier 2 medicine supply notification (MSN) for: Estradiol (Estradot®) 25micrograms/24 hours, 37.5micrograms/24 hours, 50micrograms/24 hours, 75micrograms/24 hours, and 100micrograms/24 hours transdermal patches
ROCSE-CASC-0022 FOR ACTION - NHS lateral flow device tests supply service extension
MHRA class 4 medicines defect notification: Renacet 475mg and 950mg tablets (calcium acetate), RenaCare NephroMed GmbH, EL(25)A15

Health and wellbeing:

Menopause manager e-learning module
Stress management course

Local updates:

For Southampton practices only - Southampton pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) consultation now live
For Southampton practices only - NHS diabetes prevention programme
For Isle of Wight practices only - NHS diabetes prevention programme
For Portsmouth practices only - Portsmouth respiratory virtual ward - open to GP surgeries
For Portsmouth practices only - embracing change: menopause and perimenopause group
For North and Mid practices only - launch of iRefer clinical decision support for primary care
For practices on the border of Hampshire only - notification of changes and updates from University Hospitals Dorset (UHD)

Issue 13 - 2 April 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
HIOW ICB Online Consultation / Video Consultation Planning
Kooth
Covid-19 and eligibility for treatments for residents within Adult Social Care Settings
GPAS is changing to Wessex LMCs General Practice OPEL
UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note 2025/013 National Outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul (t.5.945) in England
Video: How population health data can help primary care
GPAS is changing to Wessex LMCs General Practice OPEL
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare harmonisation of email addresses
Prescribing better value direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)
SEROC-CASC-4759 (linked to SEROC-CASC-4116) FOR ACTION: Follow up to PRN01544_i Community Pharmacy Patient safety notification for contractors using EMIS PharmOutcomes IT system
SEROC-CASC-4755 - PRN01925 – Letter: Sullivan review: process change for re-assigning gender and sex identity in the GP record

Training and Webinars:

Sexual Health Virtual Clinical Conference 18 June
Hampshire CAMHS Information and Advice Sessions
South Central INSIGHT Programme (SCIP) - Apply now for 2025
Learning Disability Sessions for Primary Care staff in Hampshire and Southampton 2025 / 2026
Useful Podcast - Very Brief Advice (VBA)

Medicines Optimisation:

SEROC-CASC-4749 FOR ACTION: A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Megestrol (Megace®) 160mg tablets
SEROC-CASC-4753 [FOR ACTION] - Medicine Supply Notifications (MSN's) for Levofloxacin 250mg and 500mg tablets, and Apraclonidine (Iopidine®) 5mg/ml (0.5%) eye drops
MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Sirdupla 25 microgram/250 microgram per metered dose pressurised inhalation, suspension, EL(25)A/12

Local Updates:

Portsmouth & South East Practices Only - Portsmouth Hospitals transition to NHS.net
Southampton, Portsmouth and Hampshire Practices Only - Teledermatology- equipment update
Isle of Wight Practices Only - Isle of Wight Family Hubs Infant Feeding Programme
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 12 - 26 March 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Stop Smoking Service Provider Changes
Firearms licencing guidelines for Primary Care
NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) Updates - Changes for referrers and BMS Admin roles – April 2025
UKHSA Urgent Public Health Message – Mpox: Clade I mpox is no longer classed as a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) UKHSA2025/001PH
New RNOH/GIRFT national report outlines measures to improve care for Tuberculosis patients
Developing the whole genome sequencing consent process
New maternity, neonatal and emergency gynaecology unit opens at Royal Bournemouth Hospital this month
UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note: OFFICIAL: UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note 2025/009 - Candidozyma auris (Candida auris)
Letter for healthcare settings for World TB Day
New Primary Care Development team website
Update to changes to ICE requesting of HbA1c at University Hospital Southampton notification
Primary care digital health risks audit

Training and Webinars:

Digital Weight Management Programme (DWMP) – Lunch and Learn
Delivering the 10 Year Plan: insights from NHS Kent and Medway Group Clinic Learning Review - Webinar
Free webinar on Health Literacy by the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Team

Medicines Optimisation:

Central Alerting System: Discontinuation Of Promixin (Colistimethate) 1-Million Unit Powder For Nebuliser Solution Unit Dose Vials
MHRA Suzhou Surgicare disposable Hysteroscopy Sheath– Recall due to withdrawn CE certificate, (DSI/2025/001)

Health & Wellbeing:

Work Well Programme
EDNA Service: Manager Drop-in Session
Focus on Flex
Compassionate Employers
Good Breaks Resources
Leading Well Programme
Southeast Neurodiversity Employee Support Package

Local Updates:

Portsmouth & South East Practices Only - Portsmouth Hospitals transition to NHS.net
Portsmouth Practices Only - Respiratory Virtual Wards
Southampton Practices Only - Change of provider for the Community Wellbeing Service
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 11 - 19 March 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
EMIS is becoming Optum
Cardiac diagnostic referral pathway
Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Pathfinder Programme
SCOPES Post COPD Exacerbation Template
INSCHOOL Project
Tuberculosis in Primary Care Research
Lower Leg Wound CARE Programme: Invitation to nominate participants
HIOW ICB Online Consultation / Video Consultation Planning
The first T2DR Case Study for HIOW
Improving Information Sharing between Maternity and Primary Care
HIOW ICB: Children and Young Peoples Asthma Network
Health impacts of solid fuel burners
£60m made available to NHS organisations to buy crucial research equipment

Training and Webinars:

Reducing Inequalities in Cervical Screening: LGBTQ+ Webinar
Substance Use Related Stigma Across General Practice - Webinar
Lunch and Learn
Webinar: Implementing the New Asthma Guidelines and Bundle of Care for Children & Young People in South East England
Level 3 Safeguarding Children Virtual Training Event
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, 'Martyn’s Law' - NHSE webinar invitation
DIA-NAMIC: DIAbetes educatioN for SouthAMpton prImary Care HCPs
Induction Programme for recent joiners to Primary Care employment

Medicines Optimisation:

MHRA UPDATE: Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Azithromycin 250 mg Capsules, EL(25)A/11
SEROC-CASC-4723: FOR ACTION: Serious Shortage Protocols for Cefalexin – extension/end

Health & Wellbeing
Vivup - Employment Assistance Programme
Southampton and South West Practices Only - Heart Failure MDT and Education Sessions
Portsmouth Practices Only - High Blood pressure - home monitors available to borrow
Portsmouth & South East Practices Only - Portsmouth Hospitals transition to NHS.net
Portsmouth & South East Practices Only - Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust - Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system

Health & Wellbeing

Vivup - Employment Assistance Programme

Local Updates:

Southampton and South West Practices Only - Heart Failure MDT and Education Sessions
Portsmouth Practices Only - High Blood pressure - home monitors available to borrow
Portsmouth & South East Practices Only - Portsmouth Hospitals transition to NHS.net
Portsmouth & South East Practices Only - Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust - Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system

Issue 10 - 12 March 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Primary Care Extranet Development
Financial Year-End Planning - 2024/25 Reporting Deadlines for Local Incentive Schemes
Hope Boxes
Association of Respiratory Nurses (ARNS) Awards 2025 - Nomination deadline extended to 28 March 2025
Arden and GEM Clinical Systems Training Team
Keeping You Well Health Fair
Changes to ICE requesting of HbA1c at University Hospital Southampton (UHS)
Baton of Hope comes to Basingstoke
Older Person Awareness Morning and New Community Hub for Older People
MRI Scanning facility

Training and Webinars:

Asthma + Lung UK update and focus groups
NHS Diabetes Programme Lunch and Learn
Post-Reproductive Teaching Day
The Southampton City Airway Forum - Airways Forum Group
Free diabetes education, CDEP - A few licences left
Primary Care Respiratory Conference - Thursday 24 April 2025
Invitation to Future of Primary Care webinars with North East London NHS Foundation Trust's Deputy CEO, Dr Mohit Venkataram

Medicines Optimisation:

MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall
SEROC-CASC-4678: Information on unlicensed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) subcutaneous implants supply issue
Medicine Supply Notification (MSN)
OFFICIAL: UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note: 2025/010 Case of Lassa Fever with Travel to UK

Health & Wellbeing

Work Well Programme
Menopause Manager e-learning module
EDNA Service: Manager Drop-in Session
NHS Housing Hub
International Medical Graduate (IMG) Welfare Service
Online Menopause Meet-ups
Stress Management Course

Local Updates:

Portsmouth & South East Practices Only - Portsmouth Hospitals transition to NHS.net
Isle of Wight Practice Only - Stop Smoking Service Provider Change
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 9 - 5 March 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
‘It Takes A Team’ campaign launches this week to promote the health professionals who care for our patients
Ready Set Know: Campaign to support Young People
Ramadan Guidance
Asthma and Lung UK launch the new ICS Respiratory Review
One Minute Guides to supporting the Armed Forces community
Salisbury Hospital Cellular Pathology Customer Feedback Survey
Thinking of Implementing an AI-powered digital transcription solution?
Lung Cancer Screening (formerly Targeted Lung Health Checks)

Training and Webinars:

HIOW Innovation Forum Event 1: Inspiring Innovation
Oliver McGowan Training Sessions
LGBTQ+ Webinar
The Southampton City Airway Forum - Airways Forum Group
DIA-NAMIC: DIAbetes educatioN for SouthAMpton prImary Care HCPs
Reflections on the Alcohol Dependency work in Hampshire - virtual learning event 27 March 25
Service Definer and Service Provider e-RS overview sessions

Medicines Optimisation:

Extension of Estradot Serious Shortage Protocol
MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Azacitidine 100 mg/vial and 150 mg/vial Powder for Suspension for Injection, EL(25)A/08
Hepatitis B vaccine Renal Patient Group Direction (PGD)

Local Updates:

University Hospital Dorset facing practices only- Microbiology Services at University Hospital Dorset
Portsmouth & South East Practices Only - Portsmouth Hospitals transition to NHS.net
Isle of Wight Practices Only - Pathology Service Improvement
Isle of Wight Practices Only - Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) is now live
Isle of Wight Practices Only - New pathway available on IOW: Unscheduled bleeding on systemic HRT - GP Direct access ultrasound pathway for postmenopausal women
South West and North and Mid Practices Only - Primary Eyecare Services
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 8 - 28 February 2024 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Partnership Changes – Application, Process and Notice Period
Arrangements for NHS Urgent Primary Dental Care during 2025/26 and confirmation of closure of New Patient Premium scheme.
Asthma + Lung UK’s 2025 Life with a Lung Condition survey - now open
UPTURN Research Programme: Developing and testing a support package for people with COPD
Request for assistance from Asthma + Lung – experience of setting up direct messaging of patients
Asthma + Lung UK Council of Healthcare Professions – applications close 28 February
New winter lung health guide to support your patients

Training and Webinars:

Induction programme - additional sessions
WASP - Training places available
Supporting Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Hampshire and

Isle of Wight
Asthma Detectives Academy: Investigating asthma for 8-11 year olds, 8 March

Medicines Optimisation:

TriOn Pharma recalls Aactive D3 2000iu/ml supplements because of excess levels of Vitamin D3
MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Glucophage SR 500 mg, 750mg and 1000mg Prolonged-release Tablets, EL(25)A/07
FOR ACTION: A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Triptorelin acetate (Gonapeptyl® Depot) 3.75mg powder and solvent for suspension for injection pre-filled syringes

Health & Wellbeing:

Occupational Health
EDNA Service: Manager Drop-in Sessions

Local Updates:

Portsmouth & South East Practices Only - How to Send your Blood Samples to Pathology
Portsmouth & South East Practices Only - Portsmouth Hospitals transition to NHS.net
North & Mid Practices Only - Salisbury Hospital - Cinapsis to eRS Integration for Respiratory Service 3 March 2025Asthma Detectives Academy: Investigating asthma for 8-11 year olds, 8 March 10-12.30, online
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 7 - 19 February 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
National Flu Immunisation Programme 2025 to 2026 Letter
CVDPREVENT Data
Help shaping the future of e-RS advice and guidance
Personal Assistants
New resources available for practices to promote self-care and services (includes translations)
Cancer Care review survey for the primary care workforce
Sexual Health Professionals Line - Reminder
Practice Plus Group Hospital Update

Training and Webinars:

Implementing the NEW Asthma Guidelines and National Asthma Bundle of Care for Children and Young People in the South East
Empowering Women’s Health event 10 and 11 March 2025
Free Suicide Prevention Training
Free diabetes education, CDEP - A few licences left
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Partnership Digital Assembly - 10 March 2025

Medicines Optimisation:

Updated PGDs (Men B/Men B at-risk/PCV at-risk) and PGD extensions (HepB and MenACWY at-risk)
A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Quetiapine 50mg, 150mg, 200mg, 300mg and 400mg modified-release tablets
MHRA Class 4 Medicines Notification: Lansoprazole Gastro-resistant Hard Capsules 15mg, EL(25)A/06

Health & Wellbeing

Parent & Carer Events (P.A.C.E) 2025
Embracing Autism Sessions
Understanding ADHD Sessions
How to cope when your child can’t sessions
International Women’s Day Walk 8 March 2025
YMCA Community Wellbeing Hub

Local Updates:

North & Mid Practices Only - Local Plan Update – Local Development Scheme (LDS) published
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 6 - 12 February 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Countdown to the next HIOW Primary Care Webinar
Hampshire County Council Paediatric Specialist Teacher Advisory Service Continence (STAs) Closure
HIV Testing Week 10-16 February 2025
Consensus Statement on PSA Testing for Prostate Cancer
GP Connect in CHIE
Introduction to Safe Surgeries – Population Health Academy
Water Outage - Action Card
Global Majority (BAME) Sponsorship Programme
Workplace adjustments FAQs
Sleep, fatigue and the workplace
NHS Housing Hub
Do you love to sing?!

Training and Webinars:

Introduction to Primary Care Induction Programme
Connect 5 Mental Wellbeing Training for frontline workers
Understanding of neurodiversity within the primary care workforce – short survey
Hampshire CAMHS Information & Advice Session
Say Hello to EDNA: Beyond the diagnosis: Understanding Diverse Conditions
Children and Young People’s Asthma Network Update

Updates from UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA):

UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note 2025/008 Outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus in Uganda
UKHSA Briefing Note 2025/006: Evolving cluster of severe infective endocarditis with non-toxigenic C. diphtheriae involving people experiencing homelessness and people with substance misuse

Medicines Optimisation:

RSV Vaccination National Invitation Campaign - From the HIOW Screening and Immunisation Team
An UPDATED Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Camellia sinensis extract (Catephen®) 10% ointment, Fluorouracil (Efudix®) 5% cream, Imiquimod (Aldara® 5% and Zyclara® 3.75%) cream 250mg sachets.
MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Nitrofurantoin CNX Therapeutics 100 mg Prolonged-Release capsules, EL(25)A/05

Local Updates:

Portsmouth Practices Only - Winter Cost of Living Support & Advice
North and Mid Practices Only - Local Plan Update - call for sites
Southampton Practices Only - Type 2 Diabetes Remission clinics
For Southampton and North and Mid Practices Only - Mountbatten Hospice Consultation
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 5 - 5 February 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Safeguarding Alert for Primary Care - Tapentadol Abuse
Risk stratification search tools for EMIS & SystmOne – Priority Patients for COPD annual review
Paediatric Continence Review
New Physical Activity Clinical Champion role
Update on declaring compliance to NatPSA/2024/002/NHSPS from the NHS England Patient Safety Team
International Medical Graduate (IMG) Welfare Service
How to support employees with Visual Impairments
February Green Impact
Quality & Nursing Email Inbox Change Reminder
Focus on Flex
Compassionate Employers Programme
Online Menopause Meet-ups
Good Breaks Resources
Leading Well Programme
Southeast Neurodiversity Employee Support Package

Training and Webinars:

EDNA Service: Manager Drop-in Session
Menopause Manager e-learning module
Arden and GEM Clinical Systems Training Team
Knowledge Bites
Work Well Programme
Empowering Women’s Health Event – 10 and 11 March 2025
New BTS/NICE/SIGN Asthma Guidelines Webinars
World Kidney Day Event -13 March 2025
Practice Nurse Education Opportunity - Cancer Red Flags
Primary Care Safe Space sessions
Fully Funded Training Courses
Free Continence Awareness Training

Medicines Optimisation:

Change of Pre-school Booster Vaccine Brand
A Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Memantine (Valios®) 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free
MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Bristol Laboratories Limited, Amlodipine Bristol Lab 2.5 mg Tablets, EL (25)A/04
Serious Shortage Protocols for Cefalexin – extension/ends today Friday, 31 January

Local Updates:

Southampton Practices Only - Community Nursing / Community Independence Service Referral Form
Isle of Wight Practices Only - Public Health Family Hubs Infant Feeding
Isle of Wight Practices Only - Pilot Project to Improve Early Diagnosis of Bowel Cancer
Portsmouth Practices Only - Power Over Pain Sessions
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 4 - 29 January 2025

Primary Secondary Care Interface - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Way
Closure of Barnardo’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Support for Neurodiverse Families service
National RSV Invitation Campaign
Primary Care Workplace Discrimination - Confidential “Safe Space” Sessions
Changes to Wessex Urgent Suspected Cancer Referral Forms
Keeping You Well Roadshows
Mpox clade I Update - Actions for Primary Care
Maternity Triage Line
Vaccinations delivered by other providers – RSV 75+ and Pertussis
Medication for Mental Health in Pregnancy, breastfeeding and Preconception
Shared Connection: #ANDYSMANCLUB
New features on population health analytics platform
Call for population health analytics case studies
Invitation to GP Practices to Embrace Modeshift STARS
Wessex Maternal Medicine Network Website
We would like to hear your views on Fit Notes and employment support
National Association of Sessional GPs (NASGP) is here to help and support
UKHSA Leadership Changes

Training and Webinars:

HIOW Primary Care Webinar
UKHSA SE Virtual Open Morning - 13th February: "Beginner’s Guide to the South East Health Protection Team"
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) webinars
Making Every Contact Count
Limited Spaces Available for M&K Understanding Mental Health in Primary Care (HIOW) APPLY NOW
Solihull Approach free online courses for Professionals in Hampshire available until July 2025

Updates from UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA):

Communicable disease outbreak management guidance: principles to support local health protection systems
UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note: Vaccine Derived Poliovirus Type 2 (VDPV2) detected in five countries in Europe

Medicines Optimisation:

MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall

Local Updates:

Isle of Wight Practices Only - MediLogik Endoscopy Management System Reports
Hampshire and Southampton Practices Only - Learning Disability Sessions for Primary Care Staff
Hampshire Practices Only - Introducing Hampshire Healthy Steps Family Programme
Portsmouth and South East Practices Only - Change to calculated free testosterone reporting
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 3 - 22 January 2024 (Watch out Wednesday)

Welcome to your new and improved Primary Care newsletter
Primary Care Review Programme: Evaluation Report
January Green Impact
Shared Connection - Recruitment Fraud
Good practice guidance for enabling equitable access to clinical imaging referrals
Black Healthcare Awards 2025
HIWFRS IMPACT Programme
Closure of Barnardo’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Support for Neurodiverse Families service
Participants of the Living Well Partnership 8- Week behaviour change programme tell their stories
Hampshire Happy Talkers, speech and language pathway
Reminder for PCNs to use their GP Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme funding in 2024/25
New Primary Care Estate ‘Utilisation and Modernisation’ Funding
Cancer Engagement Event
Paediatric continence review

Training and Webinars:

ICB Funded Training
Induction Programme
New to Practice GP Fellowship Programme
Places still available on the February cohort of the General Practice Nursing Foundations programme at Bournemouth University.

Updates from UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA):

UKHSA Varicella PGD v2.0
UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note: Outbreak of suspected Marburg virus disease in the United Republic of Tanzania
UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note: Pause to UKHSA Helicobacter pylori isolation and Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing Service

Medicines Optimisation:

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Notification
Medicine Supply Notification (MSN)

Local Updates:

South East Practices Only - Let’s Talk About Vaccines – training opportunity for staff across the South East
Southampton and South West Practices Only - Heart Failure MDT and Education
Southampton Practices Only - National Lipid Management Webinar - Statins and Beyond
Portsmouth Practices Only - Healthcare professional - Stop Smoking Support Survey
Other Useful Primary Care Bulletins

Issue 174 - 16 January 2025

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight January webinar
Last chance for Primary Care to answer survey on NHS Pathways
Community pharmacies free oral contraception and emergency hormonal contraception provision
Increase in Clostridioides difficile
New 'Choose the Right Service' posters
Update to urinary tract infection guidelines
New Nearest Neighbour Tool allows practices to compare data
Improvements needed in recording ethnicity data
Prescribing and medicines optimisation guidance issue 110

Training and Webinars

Care navigation training
Children and young people asthma: free resources and training

Health and wellbeing

Talking Therapies Hampshire to host first lunch and learn online session
Are you struggling in a high-pressured role? The Work Well Programme is available to provide advice and support

Medicines optimisation

Information regarding discontinuation of Seroxat (paroxetine hydrochloride) 10mg, 20mg and 30mg tablets
Serious shortage protocols for Estradot
Tier 2 medicine supply notification for Isosorbide mononitrate 10mg, 20mg and 40mg tablets (immediate-release)
Tier 2 medicine supply notification for Prednisolone 20mg/100ml rectal solution

Issue 172 - 19 December 2024

Christmas and New Year 2024-25 pharmacy opening times
Tier 2 Services – ENT, Dermatology and Ophthalmology
Preparing for a successful spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme
Update on physician associates and anaesthesia associates ahead of GMC regulation
Infected Blood Inquiry document retention letter
Autism and ADHD Referral and Assessment Pathway Experiences survey
Government restrictions on use of puberty suppressing hormones (puberty blockers)
Menopause materials for those with a learning disability
Register for the Support Level Framework tool
Thames Valley and Wessex Primary Care school bulletin - December 2024 (Issue 33)

Training and Webinars

Introduction to Safe Surgeries: Improving access to Primary Care – Population Health Academy

Health and wellbeing

Primary Care confidential safe space online sessions
Primary Care EDNA introduction sessions

Issue 171 - 12 December 2024

Covid Vaccination Programme - please be aware of vaccine expiry dates
Start of the influenza season was declared on 3 December 2024
PCN employment support and fit note survey
Homelessness and GP Registration
Children and young people’s quick guide to LGBTQI+ support
Letter update on physician associates and anaesthesia associates
Safeguarding chronicle newsletter December/January

Training and Webinars

Introduction to Migration virtual session – Population Health Academy
Physical activity clinical champions training

Health and wellbeing offers

Vivup Christmas offers

Medicines optimisation

Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible frontline health and social care staff letter

Issue 170 - 5 December 2024

New vaccination video and images available to use on social media and digital display screens
Preparing for winter: emergency care and treatment plan in place
Pride in practice, primary care patient survey
Hampshire only - eating disorder referral criteria for children and young people
Wessex Cancer Alliance update bulletin issue 121

Training and Webinars

Continuing professional development opportunity - webinars for world antimicrobial resistance awareness week
Health and wellbeing coaches - community of practice

Health and wellbeing offers

Workplace mental health and wellbeing guide

Issue 163 - 17 October 2024

An introduction to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Campaign to reduce repeat prescriptions launched across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
NHS diabetic eye screening programme introducing OCT into the digital surveillance pathway
NHS response to outbreak of Clade I Mpox in Eastern and Central Africa updated
Portsdown Group Practice awarded ERS gold award
Wessex Cancer Alliance update bulletin issue 119

Training and Webinars

Paediatric webinar - learning from child deaths

Health and wellbeing offers

World Menopause Day 2024

Medicines optimisation

Information regarding missing safety information in the patient information leaflet and summary of product characteristics for Risperidon
Serious shortage protocol for Chemydur 60XL tablets extended to Friday 11 October

Issue 160 - 26 September 2024

Thank you to our GP practices for improving our numbers of patients having their blood pressure treated
NHS HIOW emergency contact number for GP practices
Hampshire CAMHS referrals reminder
Ask About Asthma week reminder
Take part in green impact at your practice
Freedom to speak up review into the experiences of overseas-trained health workers
Oliver McGowan August bulletin

Training and webinars

Lunch and learn webinar about women's health

Medicines optimisation

Tier 2 medicine supply notification for Isosorbide mononitrate 60mg modified-release tablets and capsules
MHRA class 4 medicines defect information: Chemidex Pharma Ltd, Ponstan 250mg capsules and 500mg tablets (mefenamic acid) - specified batches include an out of date patient information leaflet

Read issue 156 - 29 August 2024

Extended government restrictions on use of puberty suppressing hormones: information for prescribers and pharmacists / dispensing doctors
Tier 3 medicine supply notification for Methylphenidate prolonged-release tablets
Tier 2 medicine supply notification for Naltrexone 50mg tablets
Tier 2 medicine supply notification for Norethisterone (Noriday®) 350microgram tablets
Tier 3 medicine supply notification for Creon® Micro Pancreatin 60.12mg gastro-resistant granules

Read issue 155 - 22 August 2024

Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification for Cefalexin 500mg tablets
MHRA class 3 medicines recall: Accord-UK Ltd, Trandolapril 0.5mg, 2mg, 4mg capsules, EL(24)A/35
Class 4 medicines notification, Star Pharmaceuticals Limited, Diflucan Oral Suspension 40mg/ml - error identified in the patient information leaflet

Read issue 153 - 8 August 2024

MenACWY vaccination programme stock update
GP Patient Survey results for 2024 are published
Thank you to practices for delivering the spring COVID-19 vaccination programme
Digital inclusion survey
Leaning disability annual health checks letter
New hospital consultation has been awarded ‘best practice’

Medicines optimisation

Tier 2 medicines supply notification has been issued by the DHSE around interruption in the supply of quetiapine immediate release tablets

Read issue 148 - 4 July 2024

GPIP phase 3 engagement webinar
GP patient survey results due to be published next week
Update on due and overdue patients for cervical screening in CSMS
GP roles and responsibilities in the NHS hepatitis B neonatal and infant immunisation programme
Manage your service (MYS) for GP practices
Laptop VPN service is changing
Patient safety issue - EMIS PharmOutcomes
Safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk in the NHS - version 4
Become a Southern Health public health governor
GP Connect Update Record

Health and wellbeing offers

Online menopause meet-ups

Medicines optimisation

Updated tier 2 medicine supply notification for: disopyramide (rythmodan retard) 250mg modified - release tablets and disopyramide (rythmodan) 100mg capsules

Primary Care Bulletin archive

Issue 30 - 30 July 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Medicines Optimisation:

Training and Webinars:

Local Updates:

Issue 29 - 23 July 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Medicines Optimisation:

Training and Webinars:

Local Updates:

Issue 28 - 16 July 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Medicines Optimisation:

Training and Webinars:

Local Updates:

Issue 27 - 9 July 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Training and Webinars:

Medicines Optimisation:

Local Updates:

Issue 26 - 2 July 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Training and Webinars:

Medicines Optimisation:

Local Updates:

Issue 25 - 25 June 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Training and Webinars:

Medicines Optimisation:

Local Updates:

Issue 24 - 18 June 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Training and Webinars:

Medicines Optimisation:

Health and Wellbeing

Local Updates:

Issue 23 - 11 June 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Training and Webinars:

Medicines Optimisation:

Local Updates:

Issue 22 - 4 June 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Training and Webinars:

Medicines Optimisation:

Local Updates:

Issue 21 - 28 May 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Training and Webinars:

Medicines Optimisation:

Local Updates:

Issue 20 - 21 May 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Training and Webinars:

Medicines Optimisation:

Local Updates:

Issue 19 - 14 May 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Training and Webinars:

Medicines Optimisation:

Health and Wellbeing:

Local Updates:

Issue 18 - 7 May 2025 (Watch out Wednesday)

Contents

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Service and Health Updates:

Training and Webinars:

Medicines Optimisation: