2023
4 Steps to Free Training from Your PCN
1. Identify a leadership & management training requirement.
2. Find a relevant and suitable Dispex course- such as our F-2-F training day ( details below)
3. Contact your PCN Lead and provide them with our email training@dispex.net, we will invoice
your PCN for payment.
4. You will receive your training confirmation directly from Dispex.
Secure PCN funding
The 2023-24 PCN DES Contract specification outlines a Leadership and management payment, this translates to £17,100 per 20,000 patient PCN. Click here to read the updated DES contract in full. Ensure you provide your PCN team with our email training@dispex.net, we will invoice your
PCN for payment.
Face-to-Face Dispensary Training!
EVENT UPDATE: Dr Philip Koopowitz will be speaking on VAT & PAs, profitability, “going greener” on inhalers and will be around for Q&As
Understanding Profitability Course Description
This four hour course will give you the insight to:
- Why Formulary is essential to profitability
- Personally Administered Items- how to identify them & the basic VAT knowledge needed in the Dispensary
- Why stock control is essential to profitability
- What to look for in controlling your stock and how to implement ideas
- How to identify avoidable losses
- How to improve cash flow
- Where and how to make your buying decisions
- Smart purchasing and discount schemes
- Important key skills and knowledge to successfully manage and increase your dispensary income
(subject to change)
Understanding Profitability: 9am-1pm
Controlled Drugs Course Description
By the end of this four hour course you will have achieved an understanding of:
- Controlled Drugs legislation & classification
- Policies & SOP’s
- The CD Register- how to complete it correctly
- Correction of errors, ensuring safety & legal requirements
- Patients returns recording & destruction
- Dealing with the receipt, supply & destruction
- CD storage and travelling with CD’s plus prescription writing requirements
- Process of ordering
- Requisition & supplier requirements
- How to identify discrepancies, reporting or whistleblowing
(subject to change)
Controlled Drugs: 1.30pm-5pm
DATES & LOCATIONS:
Date: Thursday, 27th April 2023
Venue: Trehellas House Hotel, Washaway, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 3AD
Date: Friday, 28th April 2023
Venue: The Hartnoll Hotel, Bolham Road, Tiverton, EX16 7RA
Date: Thursday, 15th June 2023
Venue: Andel Lodge, 48 Lynn Rd, Tottenhill, King’s Lynn, PE33 0RH
Times:
Each session is limited to 20 delegates
Prices: Dispex Members: £249+vat pp Non-Members: £324+vat pp
PCN or ICB funding could be available, contact your lead to find out
One lunch serving is included per booking
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