Tameside 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.
Tameside and Glossop Locally Commissioned Services:
Sexual Health Services
Emergency Hormone Contraception (EHC)
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T&G EHC specification and PGDs extension letter 31-01-2023 -31/03/2023 You can get a sexual health check-up with a home test kit from Brook |
COVID-19 Updates
EHC Specification – Apr 20 – COVID Variant Supporting Documents |
Key Contact
James Mallion – Tameside & Glossop Metropolitan Borough Council
Email: james.maillion@tameside.gov.uk
Substance Misuse Services
Needle and Syringe Exchange and Supervised consumption
| Service Specification – 01/04/2016 – 31/03/2018. Please see Extension letter
Extension letter – 08/06/2020-31/08/2020 CGL are working to relaunch the contracts and specifications for supervised consumption and needle and syringe exchange in Tameside. We will keep you updated with further information as it is made available. |
Supporting Documents
COVID-19 Updates MAT letter for Commissioners 19.03.20 Following on from the last communication regarding payment at Feb 2020 rates (see letter above) this arrangement will end on the 30th Sept 2020, after which payment for SC will be based on activity. |
Key Contact
James Mallion – Tameside & Glossop Metropolitan Borough Council
Email: james.maillion@tameside.gov.uk
Alcohol services
| Service Specification Currently under review. New service specification has been requested. |
Key Contact
James Mallion – Tameside & Glossop Metropolitan Borough Council
Email: james.maillion@tameside.gov.uk
Stop Smoking Services
Smoking cessation
| Service Specification – 31/12/2022 – 31/03/2023
T&G specification extension – 31/01/2023 -31/03/2023 |
Key Contact
James Mallion – Tameside & Glossop Metropolitan Borough Council
Email: james.maillion@tameside.gov.uk
NRT voucher scheme
Currently not commissioned in this locality
Champix PGD
Currently not commissioned in this locality
End of Life Services
Palliative care stock holding
| Service Specification -31/08/2021 – 31/08/2022
Palliative Care Medicines Stock List The service specification has been received and updated on 25/01/2023. Key Contact Mr Faisal Bokhari MRPharmS PgDip IPresc Deputy Head of Medicines Optimisation Non-Medical Prescribing Lead NHS Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group | Transformation Directorate The Hub | Stockport Road | Mottram | Hyde | Manchester| SK14 6NT | Landline: 0161 342 5604 Mobile: 07920 471226 Follow me on Twitter – @bokharifaisal Email: faisal.bokhari@nhs.net Up until 31st July pharmacies were reporting on stock holding on a weekly basis to support the COVID-19 response. This weekly reporting is no longer a requirement. It has been agreed that contractors are now only required to report monthly as per the service specification. |
Out of hours
Currently not commissioned in this locality
Minor Ailments Services
GM Scheme
| Service Specification – 31/12/2023 – 31/03/2024.
Local MAS Service Termination Letter The locally commissioned MAS has been decommissioned on 28th February 2023. Tameside locality then joined the Greater Manchester Minor Ailments Service (GM MAS) with an immediate effect. Please see the link above for the current GM MAS Service Specification.
Key Contact Diane Murphy NHSE/I Email: england.gmtop@nhs.net |
Supporting Documents
GM MAS Formulary Update – February 2023 GM MAS Patient eligibility to access the service Self-Care Patient Leaflet 2023 MAS Products V6 September 2019 Minor-Ailments consultation form -22/10/2020 Commissioning Statement for all GM CCGs -01/09/2019
Visit our main GM Minor Ailments Scheme page for more information and resources.
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Key Contact
Mr Faisal Bokhari MRPharmS PgDip IPresc Deputy Head of Medicines Optimisation Non-Medical Prescribing Lead
NHS Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group | Transformation Directorate The Hub | Stockport Road | Mottram | Hyde | Manchester| SK14 6NT |
Landline: 0161 342 5604
Mobile: 07920 471226
Follow me on Twitter – @bokharifaisal
Email: faisal.bokhari@nhs.net
Eye Condition Services
Covid-19 Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)
| Supporting Documents
CUES Service Summary One Pager CUES Practice list Tameside and Glossop September 2020 PE UES Poster AW 1b practice poster PE UES Poster AW 2b practice poster Urgent Eyecare Service Leaflet During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CUES (COVID-19 Urgent Eye Care Service) was launched to support the pandemic. This service now supersedes the Minor Eye Condition Service (MECS) The CUES is an extended version of the MECS service which allows remote consultation and uses IT capability to provide a digital service. In some areas, an Independent prescriber may be used to prescribe medicines for the patient. For further details please refer to the service summary, available here Where a medicine is required, this will normally be supplied or prescribed by the optometrist, as part of the consultation, through the issue of an NHS CUES written order. The written order is signed by the prescriber. This will be supplied by a community pharmacy of the patient’s choice. You should only receive NHS CUES written orders from patients registered with a GP from one of the areas above (previously MECS areas). For further information click here |
Minor Eye Conditions NHS Community Dispensing Service (MECS)
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Pharmacy MECS Dispensing Service Formulary 2018 CUES written order guidance GM 6/10/20
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