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.
Read moreThis 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
Read moreThis 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England met in Liverpool for a full Committee Meeting on 25th and 26th June 2025. Committee discussions included updates on the current political context and pressures exerting on the sector, implementation of the agreed changes to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), economic projects and ongoing work around medicines supply and margin. The
Read moreThis briefing details the June 2025 amendments to the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013, including the closing of the DSP market entry route and changes to core opening hours applications. Briefing 013/25: Regulatory Changes in June 2025 – DSPs, Opening Hours, etc. The post Briefing 013/25: Regulatory Changes in June 2025 –
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England met in London for a full Committee Meeting on 30th April and 1st May 2025. Committee discussions covered the work to support the implementation of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) settlement for 2024/25 and 2025/26 and updates on strategic projects. The Committee also considered sector feedback on the CPCF settlement, and
Read moreFunding arrangements for community pharmacies, particularly the processes around delivery of retained margin, are not straightforward and it can be difficult for pharmacy owners to predict the impact of any changes on their businesses. This background briefing from Community Pharmacy England’s Funding Team aims to demystify the processes around the distribution and management of margin
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England have announced the 2024/25 and 2025/26 funding settlement for community pharmacy. This briefing outlines the key elements of the settlement. Briefing 010/25: Funding Settlement for 2024/25 and 2025/26 Details of the settlement on the CPCF for 2024/25 and 2025/26 are also
Read moreThis Community Pharmacy England Briefing provides information on the changes to the discount deduction scale were implemented by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in October 2022. This briefing explains why the changes were introduced and how the current discount deduction system works. Briefing 009/25: Discount Deduction Scale The post Briefing 009/25: Briefing
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