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Community Pharmacy England News
Updated HCFS spec published
6th August 2026

Medicines shortages taking heavy toll on community pharmacies, politicians hear
5th August 2026

MenB vac update: reminders and FAQs (updated)
24th July 2026

MenB vac update: vaccine allocation and ordering
15th July 2026

MenB vac: vaccine allocation and ordering guidance
10th July 2026

- Strong early demand for MenB vaccination through pharmacies
- NHS England publishes emergency contraception data
- CPE reacts to business rates announcement
- Health Ministerial Team changes
- 75% of pharmacies losing money as medicine shortages hit patients daily
- Community Pharmacy England responds to 2026 GP Patient Survey results
- Concession numbers still going up, warns CPE
- Third month of record price concessions

Updates on seasonal vacs programmes
7th August 2026

Advance notice of 8 products moving to Category H in September 2026
6th August 2026

SSP60 – Creon® 10000 gastro-resistant capsules further extended
6th August 2026

Rolled over price concessions for August 2026
4th August 2026

Reminder: less than a month to register for Childhood Flu Vac Service
4th August 2026
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“This should be deeply worrying to Government – without pharmacies there is no functioning primary care, and no NHS. ”Chief Executive Janet Morrison









