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Pharmacy owner views sought on recent CPCF changes and their financial resilience

Community pharmacy owners are being asked to share their views on pharmacy service developments and their financial security, ahead of the next full Community Pharmacy England Committee meeting taking place at the end of this…

6th June 2025

Yorkshire and North Eastern Pharmacy Owners: Book on your local Future of Pharmacy workshop

13th June 2025

Pharmacy News

DSP market entry to close plus core opening hours and other regulatory changes

Important regulatory changes to the community pharmacy sector – including those on distance selling premises (DSP) pharmacies and core opening hours – have been laid before Parliament today (2 June 2025) and will come into…

2nd June 2025

Medicine Supply Notification: Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release tablets

13th June 2025

MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Inhixa 12,000IU (120mg)/0.8mL solution for injection (Maxearn Limited)

12th June 2025

DMS: Shortened claim journey on MYS from July 2025

12th June 2025

Pfizer brands now available as generics

11th June 2025

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Dulcolax® Adult 5mg gastro-resistant tablets (Opella Healthcare)

10th June 2025

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Briefing 013/25: Regulatory Changes in June 2025 – DSPs, Opening Hours, etc.

This briefing details the June 2025 amendments to the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services)…

2nd June 2025

Briefing 012/25: Summary of May 2025 Committee Meeting

Community Pharmacy England met in London for a full Committee Meeting on 30th April and…

16th May 2025

Briefing 011/25: Margin Explainer: Background Briefing

Funding arrangements for community pharmacies, particularly the processes around delivery of retained margin, are not…

25th April 2025

Briefing 010/25: Funding Settlement for 2024/25 and 2025/26

Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England have…

31st March 2025

Briefing 009/25: Discount Deduction Scale

This Community Pharmacy England Briefing provides information on the changes to the discount deduction scale…

19th March 2025

Briefing 008/25: Briefing for general practice teams – the Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Service

This Community Pharmacy England Briefing provides information for general practice teams on the Community Pharmacy…

14th March 2025

Briefing 007/25: Briefing for pharmacy teams – the RSV and Pertussis Vaccination Service

This Community Pharmacy England Briefing provides information for pharmacy teams on the Respiratory Syncytial Virus…

14th March 2025

Briefing 006/25: Summary of February 2025 Committee Meeting

Community Pharmacy England met in London for a full Committee Meeting on 5th and 6th…

14th February 2025

Briefing 005/25: EPS token submission

This factsheet sets out for pharmacy teams which EPS tokens are required to be submitted…

12th February 2025

Briefing 004/25: Claiming for EPS prescriptions on time

In this factsheet we explain how to reduce the risk of delays to payment caused…

4th February 2025

Briefing 003/25: eRD business change workshop: actions list

GP practice staff and community pharmacy teams at business change workshops can use this action…

29th January 2025

Briefing 002/25: Working with GP practices to roll out eRD and optimise its use

This briefing contains content to support community pharmacy and general practice teams in planning the…

29th January 2025

Events

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Forum of LPC Chairs Conference

The first annual conference of the Forum of LPC Chairs will take place in the…

18th June 2025

2:00pm-6:00pm

Houses of Parliament

Future of Pharmacy Workshop, Yorkshire and Humber (Tuesday 1st July)

As part of our commitment to engaging with the sector, Community Pharmacy England will be…

1st July 2025

8pm - 9.30pm

Gomersal Park Hotel, Moor Lane, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, BD19 4LJ

Future of Pharmacy Workshop, North East (Wednesday 2nd July)

As part of our commitment to engaging with the sector, Community Pharmacy England will be…

2nd July 2025

8pm - 9.30pm

Banks Homes Riverside, Durham Cricket, Chester Le Street, DH3 3QR