New Pharmacy Regulations Briefing: What you need to know

Community Pharmacy England has recently published a briefing outlining several important regulatory changes currently underway to help make dispensing more efficient and support capacity for the provision of clinical services.

This Briefing provides guidance for pharmacy owners and their teams on the new pharmacy regulations:

• Original Pack Dispensing +\- 10% – now applicable to NHS dispensing.
• Hub and Spoke – new legislation is pending, its introduction is delayed and now likely in late 2025.
• Supervision – new legislation is envisaged but there is no date for its introduction.

In addition, the current interpretation of supervision has been articulated and this, with the way the GPhC regulates the sector, indicates pharmacies may maximise the use of the pharmacy team’s clinical skills, as well as current technology such as remote, automated hub dispensing, and local, automated dispensing.