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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nService specification <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Public Health Service (PHS) is one of the four core community pharmacy services in Scotland, designed to support health promotion and preventive care. Here\u2019s how it works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is the Public Health Service?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Elements of the Service<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How Does It Work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Why Is It Important?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Resources (useful links)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Official Guidance & Service Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Campaign Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Training & Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Regulatory & Professional Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Service specification The Public Health Service (PHS) is one of the four core community pharmacy services in Scotland, designed to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":1479,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1497","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1497"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1959,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1497\/revisions\/1959"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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Explains the four elements of PHS (health-promoting environment, sexual health, smoking cessation, prophylactic paracetamol) and includes service specifications.Public Health Service \u2013 CPS<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>[cps.scot]<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>These outline contractual requirements for PHS, including poster campaigns and service delivery standards.
PCA Circulars \u2013 gov.scot<\/a> [publicatio\u2026cot.nhs.uk]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Pharmacies receive posters and digital assets for national campaigns (e.g., cancer detection, Lyme disease, mental health).
<\/strong>Campaign Updates \u2013 CPS<\/strong><\/a>
<\/strong>Lyme Disease & COVID Campaigns<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>[cps.scot]<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>[cps.scot]<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
Offers CPD modules, smoking cessation training, and prescribing courses for pharmacy teams.NES Pharmacy Resources<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>[nes.scot.nhs.uk]<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
Guidance on safe and effective delivery of pharmacy services.
GPhC Scotland<\/a> [pharmacyre\u2026lation.org]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"