British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) | www.bashh.org
- BASHH guidelines – https://www.bashhguidelines.org/
Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) | www.cppe.ac.uk
Family Planning Association (FPA) | www.fpa.org.uk
- Contraception. Sexwise. https://sexwise.fpa.org.uk/contraception/which-method-contraception-right-me
Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) | www.fsrh.org
- Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. A Quality Standard for. https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/fsrhqualitystandardcontraceptiveservices/fsrhqualitystandardcontraceptiveservices.pdf
- FSRH Clinical Guideline: Contraceptive Choices for Young People. https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/cec-ceu-guidance-young-people-mar-2010/
- FSRH Service Standards For Consultations in Sexual and Reproductive Health. https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/fsrh-service-standards-for-consultations-june-2020/
- UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (UKMEC) 2016. https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/ukmec-2016/
- FSRH Guideline: Combined Hormonal Contraception. https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/combined-hormonal-contraception/
- Clinical Guidance: Progestogen-only Pills. https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/cec-ceu-guidance-pop-mar-2015/
- Contraception for women aged over 40 years. FSSH Clinical Guidance. https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/fsrh-guidance-contraception-for-women-aged-over-40-years-2017/
- FSRH Guideline: Overweight, obesity and contraception. https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/fsrh-clinical-guideline-overweight-obesity-and-contraception/
- Clinical Guidance: Drug Interactions with Hormonal Contraception. https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/ceu-clinical-guidance-drug-interactions-with-hormonal/
- Quick Start Contraception. FSRH Clinical Guidance. https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/fsrh-clinical-guidance-quick-starting-contraception-april-2017/1fsrh-guideline-quick-starting-contraception-april-2017.pdf
- FSRH Service Standards for Medicines Management in Sexual and Reproductive Health Services. https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/fsrh-service-standards-for-medicines-management-in-sexual-and/
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Standards | https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/guidance/guidance-support-standards-pharmacy-professionals
- Guidance on religion, personal values and beliefs. https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/sites/default/files/in_practice-_guidance_on_religion_personal_values_and_beliefs.pdf.
- In practice: Guidance on consent. https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/sites/default/files/document/in_practice_guidance_on_consent_june_2018.pdf
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) | www.nice.org.uk
- Contraception- Progestogen-only methods. https://cks.nice.org.uk/contraception-progestogen-only-methods
Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) | https://www.rpharms.com/
- Medicines Ethics and Practice – Edition 43. https://www.rpharms.com/resources/publications/medicines-ethics-and-practice-mep
Sexwise | www.sexwise.org.uk
Below is a list of other pharmacist training and information that will help support your knowledge and skills when consulting with patients on contraception and the supply of Lovima® 75 microgram film-coated tablets. It is not mandatory to complete this additional training, but it may provide you with further background and support.
- Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults e-learning | CPPE
- Introduction to Contraception video | CPPE
- Contraception e-learning and assessment | CPPE
- EHC core and foundation learning | CPPE
- Consultation Skills | what good practice looks like e-learning and assessment | CPPE
- Making Every Contact Count (MECC) e-learning course and certification
- Declaration of competence on oral Contraception | CPPE
- FSRH Contraceptive Counselling Online Course | FSRH
- NHS.uk advice on contraception | https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/
- NICE Quality Standard QS129 on Contraception | https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs129
- NICE Public Health Guidance PH51 on Contraception for under 25s | https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph51/chapter/1-Recommendations
- NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary on contraception | https://cks.nice.org.uk/contraception-assessment
- Gillick Competency and Fraser Guidelines | https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-providers/gps/nigels-surgery-8-gillick-competency-fraser-guidelines