EHC Service
This service is commissioned via the council
Contact for the service within each council is
Kate Greenwoods Commissioning Manager Cumberland Council
Paul Johnston Commissioned manager for Westmorland & Furness Council
1st April 2025
Contact details for regarding Pharmoutcomes – invoicing and claims
As of the 1st April all information in relation to EHC, Stop Smoking and Employees Flu Service will need to be directed to the following email publichealthframeworks@cumberland.gov.uk
Community Pharmacy North Cumbria has no access to Pharmoutcomes from this date for the above services.
All the relevant documents to the EHC service are below
Please Check the EHC service within Pharmoutcomes for all the relevant documents.
- Pharmacy Referral Letter EHC
- fsrh-guideline-emergency-contraception-2017.
- PGDs – please see Pharmoutcomes EHC Service template
Training Requirements and Useful Links
This service requires a Declaration Of Competence (DoC) for EHC and a safeguarding learning package (such as CPPE Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults e-learning and assessment)
We are aware that product supplies are an issue at the moment so please can you either contact another local pharmacy on behalf of the patient if you are unable to deliver the service. Please enquiry if they are able to delivering the service and if so have products available. If they do not, please signpost to the local sexual health clinic.
Chlamydia screening packs can now be ordered by using the following email David Morris – David.Morris@ncic.nhs.uk. This address will be checked every week day by the sexual health team and they will endeavour to deliver packs as soon as possible. This email can also be used if you have a query. As a requirement for the EHC service chlamydia screening kits need to be offered.
Please ensure that your kits are in date by checking the expiry dates.
If your kits are out of date please email David Morris – David.Morris@ncic.nhs.uk to order replacements.
