Briefing 020/26: Amendments to NHS pharmacy regs to introduce prescribing conditions, closures for learning and development, and other changes

This briefing sets out a series of regulatory changes for community pharmacy that came into force 1 October 2027*, covering prescribing within the CPCF, pharmacy closures for learning and development, explicit consent for changing patients’ nominations, enhanced DBS checks for all professional staff and locums, pharmacy owner cooperation with local dispute resolution and various market entry rules and requirements.

Briefing 020/26: Amendments to NHS Pharmacy (PLPS) Regulations

* One regulation change comes into force on 1 January 2027 (DBS Checks)

For more information on this topic please email regulations.team@cpe.org.uk