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Pharmacy teams are reminded that the NHS prescription charge remains at £9.90 per prescription item for 2026/27. A Government press release (released on 21/11/2025) previously confirmed that the…

Community Pharmacy England met in London for a full Committee meeting on 22nd and 23rd April. Despite significant efforts by all parties, negotiations on the…

Deadline upcoming Community Pharmacy England previously published updated guidance and support to help community pharmacy owners complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPTK) 2026.…

Every community pharmacy owner has an NHS Parent Organisation Code (POC). This is the unique code that identifies your parent organisation within the NHS. If…

The Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Group (CPPSG) has issued various bank holiday resources that are useful for pharmacy owners and their team members in the run-up to the Easter bank holiday period. …

Pharmacy owners are reminded that they are not permitted to subcontract the New Medicine Service (NMS) to third-party, off-site providers. If they do, contrary to…

Update 21/04/2026 – The prescription charge waiver applied to FS-endorsed oral Ciprofloxacin prescriptions has ended on 21 April 2026. Prescriptions for oral Ciprofloxacin preparations dispensed…

Regular occurrences of abuse against community pharmacy teams are making their working life increasingly difficult, and at times dangerous, new research from Community Pharmacy England…