Monthly Archives: December 2023

Community Pharmacy England met in London for a full Committee Meeting on 22nd and 23rd November 2023. Committee Members spent time discussing important matters such as the implementation of Pharmacy First and their core asks for the future Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), informed by sector polling. The packed two-day meeting agenda included action planning [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has today written to the Chancellor to express deep concern about the financial impact of the increase in the National Living Wage (NLW) for 2024.  In last week’s Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced that the NLW is set to increase from £10.42 to £11.44. We estimate that the additional cost to the [...]

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NHS England has published drafts of the 23 Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and one protocol for the Pharmacy First service, which is due to commence at the end of January 2024. This follows the announcement, earlier this week, of the publication of the service specification and the seven clinical pathways for the service. Download the [...]

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From today (1st December 2023), suitably trained and competent pharmacy staff (pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other non-registered members of the pharmacy team) can provide the Hypertension Case-Finding Service; previously it could only be provided by a pharmacist or pharmacy technician. This comes alongside the changes to the Pharmacy Contraception Service, which means pharmacists can now [...]

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From today (1st December 2023), the expansion of the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) comes into force. Pharmacists are now able to initiate oral contraception, as well as continue to provide ongoing management of oral contraception that was initiated in general practice or a sexual health clinic (or equivalent). This comes alongside the changes to the [...]

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