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Community Pharmacy England News

CPCF arrangements for 2024/25 and 2025/26 announced

Funding and other arrangements for community pharmacies for 2024/25 and 2025/26 have been finalised, with community pharmacy receiving the largest uplift in funding across the whole of the NHS.  Ministers have said the uplift signals…

31st March 2025
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Pharmacy News

£9.90 NHS prescription charge unchanged for April 2025

The Government has yet to conclude consideration of any increases to prescription charges and prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs) for 2025/26. The current charges will therefore roll over into April 2025. Community Pharmacy England will update…

4th April 2025

Tax credit exemptions no longer valid from 6 April 2025

4th April 2025

Roll-out of GP Connect: Access Record

3rd April 2025

Medicine Supply Notification: Estradiol (Estradot® ) 25micrograms/24 hours, 37.5micrograms/24 hours, 50micrograms/24 hours, 75micrograms/24 hours, and 100micrograms/24 hours transdermal patches – Updated

3rd April 2025

SSP for Estradot® 25micrograms/24hours patch issued

3rd April 2025

SSPs for Estradot® patches (SSP079, SSP080, SSP081) further extended

3rd April 2025
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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

Briefing 001/25: Completing the Data Security and Protection Toolkit 2025

These briefings will assist community pharmacy contractors completing the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (‘Toolkit’) 2025:…

17th January 2025

Briefing 029/24: The electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) cycle

eRD allows the prescriber to authorise and issue repeat prescriptions electronically. eRD prescription issues include…

11th December 2024

Briefing 028/24: Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) benefits

The benefits of eRD for patients, GP practices and community pharmacy teams are many and…

11th December 2024

Events

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CPCF 2024/25 and 2025/26 Webinar

A series of online and in-person events are being held to support pharmacy owners and…

7th April 2025
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Online (please register for access link)

Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2024/25 and 2025/26 Roadshow – North

A series of online and in-person events are being held to support pharmacy owners and…

13th April 2025
11am - 1pm (registration open from 10.30 am)
Cedar Court Hotel M62, Ainley Top, Lindley Moor Road, Huddersfield, HD3 3RH

Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2024/25 and 2025/26 Roadshow – South

A series of online and in-person events are being held to support pharmacy owners and…

26th April 2025
2pm - 4pm (registration open from 1.30 pm)
Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury, Coram Street, London, WC1N 1HT

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