The Role of community pharmacy PCN lead
The community pharmacy PCN Lead must:
- Act in good faith, for the benefit of all NHS community pharmacy contractors in the PCN
- Provide leadership for the community pharmacies in the PCN to help them develop and implement a collaborative approach to engagement with the PCN
- Work closely with the key members of staff of the other pharmacies in the PCN to discuss and describe how community pharmacy can support the PCN to achieve local targets, aligned to national NHS priorities
- Develop relationships and work closely with the PCN clinical director, other community pharmacy PCN Leads, clinical leaders of other primary care providers, health and social care providers, local commissioners and the LPC
- Manage and declare any conflicts of interest and maintain the confidentiality of any PCN information, as appropriate
- Provide regular and timely reports on relevant developments within the PCN to contractors in the PCN area and the LPC
- Adhere to any general guidance on the role of the community pharmacy PCN Lead issued by PSNC and/or NHS England and NHS Improvement
- Only make decisions on behalf of other community pharmacy contractors in the PCN area with the agreement of all those contractors.
