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
Community 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
This 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 –
Community 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
Funding 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
Community 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
This 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
This Community Pharmacy England Briefing provides information for general practice teams on the Community Pharmacy RSV and Pertussis Vaccination Service, which has been commissioned from selected pharmacies by NHS England. Briefing 008.25 Briefing for general practice teams on NHS RSV and Pertussis Vaccination Service The post Briefing 008/25: Briefing for general practice teams – the
This Community Pharmacy England Briefing provides information for pharmacy teams on the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination and Pertussis vaccination programmes which is commissioned as a National Enhanced service from selected pharmacies from May 2025. CPE Briefing 007.25 Briefing for pharmacy teams on RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Service The post Briefing 007/25: Briefing for pharmacy
Community Pharmacy England met in London for a full Committee Meeting on 5th and 6th February 2025. Committee discussions covered key topics including in-depth consideration of the 2024/25 and 2025/26 negotiations, as well as Community Pharmacy England’s budget, levy and workplans for the coming financial year. The Committee also considered ongoing matters relating to governance
This factsheet sets out for pharmacy teams which EPS tokens are required to be submitted alongside the paper prescription bundle at the end of each month to the NHSBSA. Briefing 005/25 EPS token submission The post Briefing 005/25: EPS token submission appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.
In this factsheet we explain how to reduce the risk of delays to payment caused by timing issues with electronic prescriptions. Briefing 004/25 Claiming for EPS prescriptions on time The post Briefing 004/25: Claiming for EPS prescriptions on time appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.
