Bury services
In the event that your pharmacy needs to suspend the delivery of locally commissioned services due to closures (either planned, unplanned or partial closures) contractors are responsible for notifying the commissioner.
Bury Locally Commissioned Services:
Sexual Health Services
Emergency Hormone Contraception (EHC)
| Service Specification – 01/04/2024 – 31/03/2025
Levonorgestrel PGD – 31/08/2023 – 30/08/2025 Ulipristal PGD – 31/08/2023 – 30/08/2025
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Supporting Documents |
Key Contact
Shenna Paynter Public Health Programme Lead (Population Healthcare and Sexual Health) Department of Communities and Wellbeing Bury Council
Telephone: 0161 253 6831
Email: s.paynter@bury.gov.uk
Email: publichealth@bury.gov.uk
Substance Misuse Services
CPGM and CHL have developed a PharmOutcomes module to allow contractors and Pharmacy teams to notify Achieve of patients who have missed 3 or more doses of Opioid substation therapy.
Click here for guidance on how to use the module
Please note: contact details for Achieve are available on PharmOutcomes
Supervised Consumption
| Service Specification – 31/03/2024 – 31/03/2025
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Supporting Documents
Bury Directory (Information and advice you need about Bury, from business information and healthcare services to activities in and around the Bury area) The Bury Directory – Activities, Services & Events in Bury Live Well Service (lifestyle / health & wellbeing service and our local stop smoking service) https://theburydirectory.co.uk/services/bury-live-well-service Achieve (Adult drug & alcohol service): https://theburydirectory.co.uk/services/achieve-bury-gmmh Early Break (Young people’s drug & alcohol service): https://theburydirectory.co.uk/services/early-break Beacon Service (Social prescribing) – https://theburydirectory.co.uk/services/beacon-service-social-prescribing Achieve Batch Prescription Process COVID-19 Updates Guidance for Community Pharmacies COVID-19 Letter re Covid-19 – Mar 2020 Final Pharmacy Nominated Pick-up Protocol – Mar 2020 Final |
Key Contact
Sarah Turton; Substance Misuse Lead within the Public Health Team at Bury Council
Telephone: 0161 253 6705
Email: s.turton@bury.gov.uk.
Needle and Syringe Exchange
| Service Specification – 31/03/2024 – 31/03/2025 | Supporting Documents |
Key Contact
Lee Buggie
Public Health Specialist
Email: l.buggie@bury.gov.uk
Pharmacies provision for Needle Exchange ordering for Achieve
Order form to be emailed to Achieve.referrals@gmmh.nhs.uk
Any queries regarding Needle Exchange stock and/or the removal of Needle Exchange waste please use the following contact details as below:
- Achieve Bury – Amanda.Collingborn@gmmh.nhs.uk
For escalation purposes only please contact Sarah.Taylor@gmmh.nhs.uk and/or Chrissie.Davies@gmmh.nhs.uk
Dangers of Nitrous Oxide
Bury Council have developed a range of comms and social media assets to help raise awareness of the potential harm of Nitrous Oxide, targeted primarily at young people. Pharmacy teams are encourage to download the resources and signpost them within their pharmacy or across social media channels.
Prescription Enquiries
For any Prescription enquiries pharmacies can contact the dedicated duty lines below for the BBST bases:
- Achieve Bury – 01204 483233
Number is directed to the clinicians and are open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm, with an answer phone facility for any messages left in or out of hours.
Stop Smoking Services
Smoking Cessation
Currently not commissioned in this locality.
End of Life Services
Palliative Care Stock Holding
| Service Specification – 01/04/2023 – 31/03/2024
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Updates |
Key Contact
Salina Callighan
NHS Greater Manchester (Bury)
Email: salina.callighan@nhs.net
Minor Ailments Services
GM Scheme
Visit our main GM Minor Ailments Scheme page for more information and resources.
Key Contact
NHS England
Email: gmhscp.gmtop@nhs.net
