The purpose of this Tier 2 pilot is to test a model for community pharmacy teams to initiate the provision of oral contraception supplies, building on the Tier 1 service. A pharmacy must complete 10 Tier 1 level consultations before being able to register to provide the Tier 2 service, so it is assumed that pharmacists providing the Tier 2 service will have completed all of the core mandatory learning required for Tier 1.
The pilot will implement and test an integrated pathway between existing services and community pharmacies to allow people greater choice and access when considering oral contraception. It aims to create additional capacity for primary care and sexual health clinics.
For a more detailed description of the aims and background to the service, please refer to the Tier 1 service specification.
On this page, you will find a collection of resources to support you in your preparation for delivering this Tier 2 service. We recommend that you start by familiarising yourself with the service specification, which can be found under the first tab below, before working through the core mandatory learning.
The first step in becoming ready to deliver this service, is accessing and working through the service specification for Tier 2. You should already be familiar with the Tier 1 service specification.
The service specification provides further background information, the aims and intended outcomes of the service, and the details around service provision.
Click on the button below to download the service specification for Tier 2.
Oral Contraception Management - Tier 2 service specification
There are several learning resources that have been identified as key to preparing for the delivery of this Tier 2 service. Therefore, these resources are mandatory learning. To deliver the Tier 2 service, it will be assumed that all training for Tier 1 will have been previously completed.
Evidence of completion of the following modules is required as a minimum to deliver this Tier 2 service. Pharmacists will be responsible for remaining up to date with this training, and ongoing if any training needs are identified these should be addressed and further training completed as required.
Safeguarding Children and Young People Level 3 covers a wide range of topics including management of sudden or unexpected death in childhood, parental risk factors, unexplained injuries, neglect in a disabled child, fabricated and induced illness and adolescents presenting with suspected sexual assault.
Only one member of staff per pharmacy needs to complete this training to meet the Tier 2 criteria for service delivery.
You can access this programme by accessing the elearning for healthcare learning modules via CPPE.
It is estimated that this will take you approximately five hours to complete.
Complete the following subsections of the FSRH Sexual and Reproductive Health (e-SRH) module Contraceptive choices, and associated unit assessments:
You can access these modules by accessing the e-Learning for healthcare learning modules via CPPE.
It is estimated that this will take you approximately one hour and 30 minutes to complete.
Complete the following subsections of the FSRH Sexual and Reproductive Health (e-SRH) module Contraception: managing side-effects and complications, and associated unit assessments:
You can access these modules by accessing the elearning for healthcare learning modules via CPPE.
It is estimated that this will take you approximately one hour and 30 minutes to complete.
The CPPE Remote consultations e-learning is for all pharmacy professionals undertaking virtual consultations. It has been developed to support you in applying your existing consultation skills when undertaking consultations via video and over the phone.
Access the CPPE Remote consultations e-learning programme.
It is estimated that this will take you approximately two hours and 30 minutes to complete.
The aim of this e-learning programme, which was developed by the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS), is to support healthcare professionals and organisations who are considering, developing, authorising and using patient group directions (PGDs) to deliver healthcare services, in line with legislation and the NICE medicines and practice guideline (MPG2).
You can access this programme by accessing the elearning for healthcare learning modules via CPPE.
It is estimated that this will take you approximately one hour to complete.
To support implementation of the NICE guideline on shared decision making, Keele University and NICE have worked in partnership to develop an online learning package. This is suitable for all healthcare professionals and aims to equip people with the skills and knowledge they need to have good quality shared decision making conversations with the people they are caring for.
Access the NICE shared decision making learning.
It is estimated that this learning will take approximately four hours to complete.
Complete the following subsections of the FSRH Sexual and Reproductive Health (e-SRH) module Consent and history taking, and associated unit assessments:
You can access these modules by accessing the elearning for healthcare learning modules via CPPE.
It is estimated that this will take you approximately one hour and 30 minutes to complete.
Pharmacy professionals, as an integral part of the NHS Long Term plan, are now routinely working in GP practices, care homes, secondary care, community and commissioning in a multidisciplinary team. This growing infrastructure demands the need for effective communication between healthcare professionals working in different sectors. This programme will support you with documenting in-patient clinical records, to enable continuity of patient care in integrated local services.
Access the CPPE Documenting in patient clinical records e-learning programme.
It is estimated that this will take you approximately six hours to complete.
Pharmacists must be familiar with at least one online contraception consultation tool. You will use these tools to support shared decision making in the contraception consultation. Suggested tools are:
Any queries about this service should be directed to england.pharmacyintegration@nhs.net
