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MONTHLY ROUNDUP

Upcoming contractual dates for January

England, Wales and Scotland
Key health
awareness dates
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for March 2025 1. Directory of Services (DoS) - Between 1 January –
31 March
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Pharmacies are required to verify and where necessary,
Ovarian Cancer update the information contained in their NHS website
Month profile and their Directory of Services (DoS) profile using

Brain Tumour the Profile Manager at least each quarter of the financial
Awareness Month year. This is a mandatory requirement for all contractors.

Endometriosis
Awareness Month England

Day – 1 March
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Self-Injury Awareness 1. Pharmacy First Service: Clinical pathway
consultations minimum threshold increases – 1 st
Day – 8 March March
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International Women’s The activity threshold of clinical pathway consultations
increases to a minimum of 30 clinical pathways per month.
12 March 2. Flu vaccination service ends for 2024/2025 – 31 March
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No Smoking Day At the end of the day remove any promotional materials
for the Flu Vaccination. Service (including any on your
13 March website) and ensure all staff are aware that the service
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has now finished for 2024/25.
World Kidney Day
3. Covid-19 vaccination service autumn/winter
st
14 March programme ends – 31 March
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The autumn/winter programme finishes, and the spring/
World Sleep Day summer programme starts on the 1st April.
20 March 4. Pharmacy First Service: Change to criteria to receive
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International Day of monthly fixed payment
Deadline for pharmacy owners who are delivering
Happiness Pharmacy First to also deliver the Pharmacy
Contraception Service and Hypertension Case-
20 March Finding Service to qualify for the monthly £1,000 fixed
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World Oral Health Day payment (as well as meeting the relevant consultation
threshold).
5. Healthy Living Pharmacy: Community engagement
exercise – 31 March
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Deadline for undertaking a community engagement
exercise (at least one must be undertaken per financial
year) on the promotion of healthy living, which involves:
• Actively working in collaboration with other organisations to
deliver pharmacy outreach and any locally commissioned
services; and
• Taking prevention and health promotion services beyond the
pharmacy premises. Pharmacy outreach may be face to face
and take services to people where they live or spend time or
maybe virtual events.

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