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Anenta - Clinical Waste

Anenta are highly experienced in all matters related to waste management including clinical waste compliance, contract management and financial management and manage all contract related matters, operational and financial validations issues while working with all waste producers and contractors to improve compliance and efficiency levels.

Anenta is your single point of contact for Community Pharmacy clinical waste issues. Anenta operate an online system which allows you to interact with them to make service requests, advise of deficiencies within the service or to simply seek advice in a fully auditable manner.

Anenta were appointed due to their expertise within the industry but more importantly their experience in delivering compliance for waste producers and efficiency drives that do not impact the delivery of clinical care. If you have not already done so, it is imperative that you complete a short online form confirming the details of your premises.

If you haven’t already registered, please register with Anenta’s online platform (Vector) to give you full access. Please complete all fields within the form here.

Once complete you will receive an immediate confirmation of completion to the email addressed entered in the form. A subsequent email will follow advising you that your online account with Anenta is available to access. Accessing Vector is extremely easy with no passwords required. Anenta are utilising new yet secure access protocols, which enhances the user experience. Vector is a secure and fully auditable communication and management system used to manage waste contracts and deliver effective service to you, financial accountability for NHS England and sustainability and cost efficiencies for all stakeholders. The full spectrum of functionality will become apparent when you login into the system following registration.

Within your online account you will find a great deal of information related to the service being delivered to you by the clinical waste contractor. All issues and queries should be logged within this intuitive system. Anenta has a support team who will assist you through any aspect of the system or service required between 09:00 and 17:00 Monday to Friday. The support team can be contacted on 03301 222 143 or via email to support@anenta.com

In the meantime if you want to know more about Anenta Ltd please visit their website www.anenta.com.

Are you thinking about becoming an IP?

As well as signing up for the course you will need a DMP/DPP. Please remember it is the responsibility of the individual IP to make sure that they have the correct and valid indemnity insurance required. Testimonials from current IP’sKrunal Vyas says:

  • Greater use of Pharmacist Independent Prescribers will increase patient access to pharmaceutical care and support in a timely manner.
  • Pharmacist Independent Prescribers can work as an essential part of the multidisciplinary team to improve patient care and overcome some of the challenges in today’s NHS.
  • If you are working in Primary care and working in a community environment then there is lot of opportunity to develop your portfolio as well as self-development. The Champix service fit in my routine easily and the service has been running very successfully. I have also managed to increase extra revenue for the business too.
  • If you are working with a GP then being a part of the primary care team means that professional relationships can also be formed with the auxiliary team, such as community nurses, community matron, and diabetic specialist nurses.
  • Pharmacists can be an integrated part of the practice team. The patients’ value having a ‘medicine expert’ to be able to consult with and in whom they can trust in terms of patient view, a patient can discuss their health problem in more relaxed way and they are more adaptive towards your suggestions.
  • One of the major advantages of a pharmacist prescriber is the additional time allowed for consultations, which meant pharmacists had time to listen to any patient concerns. Patients valued this and often felt rushed in a doctor consultation.

Sunil K. Kochhar:

Sunil has over 20 years’ hands-on experience of helping local communities improve their health and wellbeing through educational events, screening services and innovative methods, resulting in great health and wellbeing outcomes. His current work and activity aims to showcase how independent prescribers within a community pharmacy setting plays a key role for the health of all local communities in Kent & Medway. By using tools such as virtual consultations, and the USP of community pharmacy, this independent prescribing group that he has set up will highlight how we can improve patient care and health outcomes within a community pharmacy setting, in collaboration with other healthcare sectors.

Changes to Core & Supplementary Hours

To change supplementary hours, contractors must notify NHS England providing 3 months’ notice.

To change core hours, contractors must apply for permission to change the hours, again with at least 3 months’ notice.

Use this link to find all the relevant information and forms.

For further information visit the CPE main site.

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