Training and Events

Stress management and building resilience workshop – facilitated by Pharmacist Support

Community Pharmacy England are delighted to be joined by Pharmacist Support for this stress management and building resilience workshop, available to pharmacy owners, their teams, LPC staff and committee members. This workshop provides a deeper dive into wellbeing and looks at how to build resilience. As well as covering the science behind stress and anxiety and its effects, this workshop provides an insight into how our mindset can impact our wellbeing. It provides techniques for dealing with feelings of pressure including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and encourages participants to identify and build on strengths and explain the advantages of positive thinking and self-reflection, in addition to providing tips to enhance resilience and wellbeing.

Date and time: Thursday 26th February 2026, 7.15pm – 9pm

Location: Online

Pharmacy owners, their teams, LPC staff and committee members can book here.

Papyrus suicide prevention workshop

The LPC is delighted to have secured some highly rated training from Papyrus regarding suicide prevention.

We have been able to secure a limited number of free places for the session arranged on Tuesday 20^th January, 6 – 9.30pm. The session will take place at Gosforth Park Hotel and places can be secured using the booking link sent to your pharmacy NHS shared mailbox

The session key objectives are:

• To consider the attitudes, myths and stigma that surround suicide
• To recognise and explore the ‘signs’ that my indicate someone is having thoughts of suicide
• To encourage an open, safe and sensitive conversation about suicide with a person having thoughts of suicide
• To support a safety plan with someone thinking of suicide.

Given the expected demand for places, please book early to secure a place and ensure you cancel your place if you find you are unable to attend, so the place can be offered to someone else. The LPC reserves the right to charge £100 for non-attendance at the event, having failed to cancel a reserved place.

These places are for those working in North of Tyne community pharmacies only, so please access the email sent to the pharmacy NHS shared mailbox on Monday 15th December at 10:30 to access the booking link

CPPE resources to support childhood vaccination

CPPE have shared resources to support community pharmacy professionals to deliver the childhood vaccination service:

• a section has been added to the Vaccination Services : CPPE page on the CPPE website specifically dedicated to the NHS Childhood Flu Vaccination Service. In addition to signposting to the regulatory documents to provide the service, you will find information on flu vaccines for children and young people, a video and resources on how to administer the live attenuated influenza vaccine (Fluenz® nasal spray) and information for parents and carers. We have also included resources to support pharmacy professionals in consulting with children and young people, obtaining consent to administer a vaccination to a child and responding to anaphylaxis and basic life support in children.
• In addition to the Vaccination services page, we have added an additional section into the Influenza : CPPE e-learning programme to enable learners who use this to support their annual update training to see this at the same time.

Reminder – Annual General Meeting

Community Pharmacy North of Tyne, will be holding our AGM at the Grand Hotel Gosforth Park on 10^th September 2025 from 6:30-9:00pm, at which the LPC annual accounts will be presented.

An educational session, will follow the AGM, aimed at supporting NoT pharmacists with the upcoming inclusion of antidepressants in the New Medicine Service from October 2025

NoT independent contractors and CCA company contacts have been emailed voting papers and a copy of our annual report and accounts that have been published this website.

Voting papers returns needed to be emailed by 23:59 on 8^th September 2025, alternatively contactors are invited to attend in person and cast your votes at the event.

Venue. Grand Hotel Gosforth Park. NE3 5HN

Time.  18:30 -21:00 food available from 18:30-19:00.

If you wish to attend the AGM please use this link to book your place by 12pm on Friday 5th September 2025 to help us manage the hotel costs.

Free one hour online oral health training

NHS England are delighted to inform you of their free one hour online oral health training for Pharmacy Teams and invite you to join them in September to help us put the mouth back into the body.

This awareness session will support the pharmacy team to offer advice to patients with dental symptoms and signpost to other services when needed. It will raise awareness of the importance of a healthy mouth and promote healthy lifestyle choices for good oral and general health.

The training is suitable for all members of our pharmacy teams including, pharmacist, pharmacy assistants, counter assistants, and pharmacy technicians.

Please see the attached information for more information and dates and how to book your places.

Latest update from CPPE North East 

Places are now available for the new Depression: having meaningful conversations focal point workshop which may support pharmacy teams to prepare for the addition of antidepressants to the New medicines service.

CPPE September to March events are now live for booking and as you can see there are some exciting new topics which are being delivered face to face in the region.

• Blood pressure assessment in community pharmacy: essential skills : CPPE
• Respiratory clinical assessment skills
• NHS Pharmacy First: Clinical assessment and examination skills
• Prescribing perspectives: a focus on weight management
• PGDs: Empowering pharmacy technicians to provide services

The attached flyer has further details of these events and lots more for Community Pharmacy teams.

Also hot off the press – NHS England is funding a final round of places on CPPE’s Accuracy checking pharmacy technician programme. Available to book now, normally priced at £330, this is a fantastic opportunity to access the programme for free * NHS England has confirmed this will be the last funded round – limited places are available!