Monthly Archives: August 2023

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Pharmacy Owners: Input into our September Committee Meeting

The Community Pharmacy England Committee will have a full meeting in September and we are seeking input from all pharmacy owners ahead of that. We are continuing to work hard to fight the sector’s corner on key issues such as funding and payments, medicines supply and price concessions, and the logistics of services such as [...]

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You’re Invited: Pharmacy Owner September Engagement Event

Community Pharmacy England has opened registration for its first national engagement event for pharmacy owners. We are holding a digital gathering for all community pharmacy owners in England on Monday 18th September at 7pm-8.30pm. This will be an opportunity for those we represent to hear more about our work and progress in key areas, participate [...]

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Flexibilities achieved on flu vac start date

NHS England has this afternoon announced that while the flu vaccination service will officially commence in October, pharmacy owners will be able to go ahead and vaccinate any patients who have already booked September appointments and be paid for those. The decision to allow booked appointments to go ahead follows high-level influencing work led by [...]

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Health Secretary urged not to delay start to flu vaccination service

Community Pharmacy England has coordinated a letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay, seeking his immediate intervention to prevent a delay to the start of the flu immunisation programme. We have joined with CSL Seqirus, Healthcare Distribution Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to warn the Government of the [...]

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Responsible Pharmacist (RP) Regulations

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has issued a reminder that the 2008 Responsible Pharmacist (RP) Regulations remain applicable until the first rules made by the GPhC under the 2022 revised provisions for RPs and superintendent pharmacists. This also applies to relevant sections of the Medicines Act 1968. Guidance on the current RP rules can be [...]

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