This Briefing provides guidance for pharmacy owners and their teams on the regulations for Original Pack Dispensing. Briefing: 024/24: Original Pack Dispensing FAQs The post Briefing 024/24: Briefing: 024/24: Original Pack Dispensing FAQs appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.
Read moreAny NHSmail user can search the NHS directory for local colleagues’ NHSmail addresses and more using the People Finder tool. This factsheet summarises how to use the tool. Briefing 023.24 using the nhsmail people finder tool The post Briefing 023/24: Using the NHSmail People Finder tool appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.
Read moreThis briefing provides guidance for community pharmacy owners on the Terms of Service opening hours requirements for bank holidays in 2025 and the remainder of 2024. Briefing: Bank holidays, pharmacy opening hours in 2025 and for the remainder of 2024 The post Briefing 022/24: Bank holidays, pharmacy opening hours in 2025 and for the remainder
Read morePrescribers sometimes erroneously add product information into the prescription dose area. This factsheet for pharmacy teams explains how to address the problem by requesting a replacement prescription or using the NHSBSA recheck process for specials. Briefing: EPS product information in the dose area Further details about EPS product can be found at: cpe.org.uk/epsdispense The post
Read moreThis factsheet explains how to raise technical NHSmail queries for community pharmacy teams and escalate these onwards if necessary. Briefing: Raising NHSmail technical issues and escalation Further details about NHSmail can be found at: cpe.org.uk/nhsmail. The post Briefing 020/24: NHSmail technical issues and escalation appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.
Read moreAs 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 2024 Committee Meeting. Between 9th and 26th August, the latest Committee opinion poll was
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England met in London for a full Committee Meeting on 11th and 12th September 2024. Committee discussions focused on the urgent challenges facing all community pharmacy owners, particularly the unrelenting financial pressures and the barriers to making the most of Pharmacy First. The Committee also reviewed early engagement with the new Government and
Read moreThis briefing explains what NHSmail multi-factor authentication (MFA) is and how to use it. Briefing 016.24 nhsmail and multi factor authentication Last reviewed: 2024 Last updated: 2024 Further details about MFA can be found at: cpe.org.uk/mfa The post Briefing 016/24: NHSmail and multi-factor authentication appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.
Read moreEarly in 2024, the Committee considered the challenges ahead looking at what the strategy should be for both the community pharmacy sector and Community Pharmacy England. This briefing summarises our strategy and workplan for the coming year. Briefing 016/24: Community Pharmacy England Strategy The post Briefing 016/24: Community Pharmacy England Strategy appeared first on Community
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England is entirely funded by pharmacy owners via the levy charged to LPCs and all of the funding is devoted to fulfilling the functions outlined in our Strategy and Workplan, largely through direct staffing costs or externally commissioned professional advice and services. We deliver our work via core functions/teams: funding, NHS services, legal
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