Monthly Archives: June 2023

NHS England is asking members (pharmacy owners) to continue to voluntarily submit New Medicine Service (NMS) quarterly summary data to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) for Quarter 4 (Q4) 2022/23 (January to March 2023). The mandatory requirement to submit this data has been suspended since 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NHS England want to continue [...]

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The 2023/24 Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening questionnaire will be available for completion from approximately 1am on Monday 3rd July 2023 until midnight on Sunday 30th July 2023. As a result of NHS regulations introduced at the end of 2020, completion of CPAF is now a requirement of the Terms of Service. Therefore, contractors must complete [...]

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Pharmacy press The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and Social Care launched a new inquiry looking at the future of community pharmacy. Steve Brine MP, Chair of the Committee, said “Pharmacy has a central role to play in the future of the NHS. With a greater focus on personalised and patient-centred healthcare, we will be asking [...]

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UPDATE: 23rd-26th June The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office have issued a yellow heat-health alert across much of England. A yellow alert suggests an increased use of health care services by vulnerable populations and an increase in risk to health for over-65s or those with pre-existing health conditions. The alert is [...]

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MPs and Peers have this week continued to discuss community pharmacy matters in Westminster, with pharmacy to be the subject of a new inquiry by cross-party MPs. Community Pharmacy England has also remained in contact with many MPs and Peers including briefing them on the ongoing challenges facing pharmacies and last month co-hosting a roundtable [...]

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