This Community Pharmacy England briefing outlines the key points of the medium-term planning framework relevant to community pharmacy services. Briefing 026/25 Medium term planning framework key points for community pharmacy The post Briefing 026/25: Medium Term Planning Framework – key points for community pharmacy appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.
Community Pharmacy England met in London for a full Committee meeting on 24th and 25th September 2025. Committee discussions included preparation for the upcoming CPCF negotiations, governance, and project updates. The Committee had a full discussion on strategy and tactics ahead of the upcoming negotiations. This was the first meeting for the new non-executive Chair
As part of Community Pharmacy England’s commitment to working more closely with pharmacy owners – listening to them better, as well as engaging more regularly via events and other channels – we sought input from the sector ahead of the September 2025 Committee Meeting. Between 8th August and 11th September, the latest sector opinion poll
This Community Pharmacy England Briefing provides information for general practice teams and staff at sexual health clinics on the changes to the Pharmacy Contraception Service which are planned to be introduced in October 2025. Briefing 023/25: Briefing for GP teams and staff at sexual health clinics – Changes to the Pharmacy Contraception Service The post
This Community Pharmacy England Briefing provides top tips for pharmacy teams that have been shared by other pharmacy teams providing other nationally commissioned Advanced services. It incorporates tips from those teams who were involved in the pilot of the Pharmacy Contraception Service and from those who have successfully been providing the service since its launch.
This factsheet sets out how pharmacy owners can access their pharmacy Prescription Item Reports (PIRs) via the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Information Services Portal (ISP). Briefing 021.25 Prescription Item Reports (PIRs) The post Briefing 021/25: Prescription Item Reports (PIRs) appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.
This Community Pharmacy England Briefing provides information for pharmacy owners on the introduction of hub and spoke provisions between different retail pharmacy businesses. Briefing 020/25: Hub and Spoke dispensing between different retail pharmacy businesses The post Briefing 020/25: Hub and Spoke dispensing between different retail pharmacy businesses appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.
This Community Pharmacy England Briefing provides information for pharmacy teams on the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) and it replaces the previous briefing on the service (Briefing 033/23). Briefing 019/25: Briefing for pharmacy teams on changes to the Pharmacy Contraception Service The post Briefing 019/25: Briefing for pharmacy teams – the Pharmacy Contraception Service appeared
This Briefing provides information for pharmacy teams on the NHS Children’s Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Service. Briefing 018/25: Briefing for pharmacy teams on the NHS Childhood Flu Vaccination Service The post Briefing 018/25: Briefing for pharmacy teams on the NHS Childhood Flu Vaccination Service appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.
This Community Pharmacy England Briefing provides guidance for community pharmacy owners and their teams on the updated Pharmacy Contraception Advanced Service and it replaces the previous briefing on the service (Briefing 031/23). Pharmacy owners are advised to read the draft service specification to ensure they are familiar with and can meet the requirements of the service before reading
This Community Pharmacy England Briefing provides guidance for community pharmacy owners and their teams who are already providing the Pharmacy Contraception Service on the changes to the service. CPE Briefing 016/25: Pharmacy Contraception Advanced Service – What’s changing? The post Briefing 016/25: The NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service – What’s changing? appeared first on Community Pharmacy
The Government published their long awaited 10 Year Health Plan for England on 3rd July 2025. This followed eight months of work to develop the plan, including extensive engagement with the public, staff and healthcare providers, including Community Pharmacy England and other representatives of community pharmacy. This Community Pharmacy England briefing provides a summary of
