Community Pharmacy England will be holding a webinar about the changes to the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) on Thursday 9th October at 7.30pm. The main changes to the service are the addition of oral emergency contraception to the service and the ability of pharmacy technicians to provide the service. On the night, Alastair Buxton, Director
Read moreAs part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts series, Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video on the paper prescription sorting and submission process. For the end-of-month submission, pharmacy teams are required to sort the month’s paper dispensing activity. For the paper prescription sorting and submission process, pharmacy teams
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (19/09/2025) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for September 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets 60 £6.82 Amiodarone 100mg tablets 28 £2.75 Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free 100 £25.79 Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £4.50 Ibuprofen 600mg tablets 84 £8.58
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following product: Admelog® (insulin lispro) 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml cartridges Admelog® (insulin lispro) 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled pens Admelog® (insulin lispro) 100units/ml solution for injection 10ml vials MSN/2025/052 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue:
Read moreSeveral regulatory changes are due to come into effect on 1st October, having been included in the amendment regulations (The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025) laid before Parliament last week. These additional changes include Terms of Service changes relating to practice leaflets, minor changes for clarification purposes, and
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England met with MPs and Parliamentary staff at the Houses of Parliament earlier this week (Monday 8th September 2025) to discuss the opportunities and challenges for the future of community pharmacy. During the Westminster event, MPs were asked to support the call for a sustainably funded community pharmacy sector after hearing about the
Read moreNHS England has announced that the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) has been fully extended to Detained Estate healthcare services in England The staggered rollout has allowed prescribers working in prisons to issue EPS ‘To Take Out’ (TTO) and critical prescriptions electronically to community pharmacies, thereby removing the need for paper FP10 forms. Most people are
Read morePharmacy owners have until 11.59pm on Monday 8th September 2025 to tell Community Pharmacy England what matters most to them, helping identify what should be prioritised in future Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) negotiations. This is particularly important as pharmacy businesses remain in a financially precarious position despite the funding uplift earlier this year. The
Read moreFollowing representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined the August concessionary prices for two products and confirmed three further price concessions for August 2025. Drug Pack size Price concession Indapamide 2.5mg tablets 28 £6.99 (previously £6.11) Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml oral solution
Read moreFollowing the publication of the joint letter to pharmacy owners about changes to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2025/26, published on 31st March 2025, we have been working with NHS England and DHSC to finalise all the necessary requirements for the agreed changes to the contract to be introduced. One of the points
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