Business Continuity Plan

Business Continuity Plan

• You should make sure at least one copy is available “off site” in case you can’t get in, and plan for everything up to the point of no staff available and having to close.
• You do not have to share these with any commissioners/service leads/practices. We are aware that some have asked for them, you just need to let them know that you have one!
• If you do have to close completely make sure you return prescriptions to the spine where possible: If things are looking like a closure is likely try and limit the number that you access from the spine so that you won’t have uncollected dispensed prescriptions in the pharmacy.
• Your staff cannot hand out prescriptions that have already been checked, or sell P medicines, if the pharmacist is not on the premises.

Contractual changes occured in 2023 and pharmacies have a business continuity plan for unscheduled closures.  See here for more details