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Essential services

Published on: 10th July 2013 | Updated on: 12th December 2024

The nine Essential services listed below are offered by all pharmacy owners as part of the NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), also known as the ‘pharmacy contract’.

Discharge Medicines Service

Dispensing medicines

Disposal of unwanted medicines

Healthy Living Pharmacies

Support for self care

Repeat dispensing and eRD

Other pages in this section

Dispensing appliances

Signposting

Public health (promotion of healthy lifestyles)

Other relevant pages

Advanced services

Clinical Governance

National Enhanced services

Pharmacy Quality Scheme

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

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