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Update 15/04/26 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) for Estradot® 50micrograms/24hours patches…

NHS England is updating the process for supplying medicines when people leave prison. The changes, aims to improve continuity of care and reduce pressure on…

UPDATE  (15/04/2026) to communication (MSN/2025/036U) issued on 14 August 2025. Levemir® products are being discontinued. Stock exhaustion is expected in December 2026. This notification is…

Income Support and Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance are to be abolished by the Department for Work and Pension (DWP) from 1 April 2026. Some payments will…

Overview Community pharmacies across North East London took part in a pilot programme commissioned by Barts Health NHS Trust to deliver cholesterol point of care…

NHS England has authorised and published a vaccine group direction (VGD) for use in the Spring 2026 COVID-19 vaccination campaign. VGDs are a new legal…

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…

Spring 2026 campaign bookings open Pharmacy owners are reminded that the public will be able to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments via the national booking service…