#64 PCIT Gems: Shingles alert update l Upcoming webinar
Weekly Hints and Tips
Shingles alert update (EMIS)
You may be aware that EMIS recently applied a fix to their shingles protocol advising of eligibility for patients who had not yet received a vaccine. We know many of our subscribers had previously turned off the EMIS alert to use Primary Care IT’s HP062 Shingles alert. It appears EMIS activated their update across the entire estate, which means anybody with HP062 will see a second alert.
We are pleased to confirm that the PCIT alert was not affected by the EMIS issue, and we recommend subscribers continue to use HP062 as it is more effective at signposting immunocompromised patients. For toolset subscribers, if you would like this alert installed in your system, please submit a support ticket to request this.
We will work through all sites over the coming weeks to deactivate the EMIS alert where HP062 is also active. Information is available in this support article showing how to deactivate the alert yourself.
Subscribers also have access to the sister protocol, HP048 Eligible for shingles vaccination, which serves as a manual F12 checker for receptionists.
Upcoming Webinars
GP Contract Update 2024/25 – Part 2
Join us for our PCN DES follow up webinar. Last year you had: access, medicines optimisation, enhanced health in care homes, CVD prevention, early cancer diagnosis, health inequalities and social prescribing service specifications. This year there is a singular service specification covered in part A: clinical and support services. Join PCIT to learn what you need to do to meet your contractual obligations and how the PCIT toolset can help. Register to join using the link below.
📅 Date: Thursday 23rd May
🕛 Time: 12.30pm
We look forward to seeing you there!
Catch up on our previous webinar
Thank you to those of you who attended our recent GP Contract Change 2024/25 webinar. We had an amazing attendance! We hope you found it helpful. Please find the recording below and remember to share with your colleagues.