Primary care discussions: biosimilar insulin

Event 10 June 2025Location Online via Webex, 13:00 - 14:00

Discussion about implementing biosimilar insulin in primary care: key considerations, hints, and tips for systems planning the transition. 10 June 2025.

Date

10 June 2025

Location

Online via Webex, 13:00 - 14:00

About the event

An ‘on the couch’ discussion on the practical implementation of biosimilar insulin in primary care, focusing on hints and tips to consider should your system be considering this, and debunking some of the myths around biosimilar insulin.

Why it’s important

Biosimilar insulin use is increasing across the primary care landscape. This webinar hopes to instil confidence in those who are considering a move to biosimilar insulin and share practical considerations you may wish to think about as a system embarking on this journey.

What will be covered

  • Speakers will discuss and share different approaches to implementing biosimilar insulin across their localities
  • Discussions will span general practice, community pharmacy, and secondary care, critical when planning and implementing the transition to biosimilar insulin

Speakers

A range of speakers from SPS and other organisations will help to run this event.

Non-SPS speakers

Jole Hannan

Strategic Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist; NHS Greater Manchester

Chris Haigh

Deputy Chief Pharmacist; NHS Cheshire and Merseyside

Carolyn Barton

Head of Medicines Management Knowsley Place; NHS Cheshire and Merseyside

Georgia Lane

Senior Clinical Pharmacist- Knowsley; NHS Cheshire and Merseyside

SPS speakers

Learn more about our SPS speakers below.

Registration

You can now register for this event. Once registered you will receive confirmation and a link for your diary.

Note: Our webinars are provided for colleagues providing NHS services so please register with your NHS or work-based email address. If you don’t provide NHS services or are a charity, please drop us a line to clarify your interest in this webinar.

Check your access before the event

Check that you are able to access WebEx prior to the event.  

We recommend installing the Cisco Webex app, or, alternatively, accessing the meeting via Google Chrome. If you are still having difficulty, you may need to contact your IT department to assist you in opening the application (you’ll only have to do this once). 

Joining on the day

Listen through your computer or mobile phone.
The webinar will start promptly at 13:00 but please join at least 5 minutes earlier so you don’t miss important information.

Dial in

If you experience trouble accessing the meeting from your computer, you can always dial in and listen through your phone. Once registered, please see your event invitation or contact the event admin (details below) for further information.

Resources

The event will be recorded and this will be available on the SPS website a few days later.
Slides may not routinely be used in these webinars. If they are, they will be available after the event.

Contact us

Please contact the admin team if you have any questions. 

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