Monthly Archives: December 2023

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Pharmacy contraception service finder

A new service finder, on the NHS website, lets members of the public and healthcare professionals search for a pharmacy that offers the contraceptive pill without a prescription as part of the Pharmacy Contraception Service. The tool also provides initial information on scenarios where individuals can access a supply at the pharmacy. The service finder [...]

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NHS Profile Manager: Winter reminder

It will soon be time for pharmacy owners to verify their NHS Profile Manager profile information. Ahead of the 31st December 2023 deadline, we would like to remind pharmacy owners of the need for you to update NHS Profile Manager to ensure that your pharmacy’s NHS website and Directory of Services (DoS) profile information is kept up-to-date. The Pharmacy Terms of [...]

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Watch our Pharmacy Contraception Service: Initiating contraception webinar

Pharmacy owners and their teams can now watch an on-demand recording of Community Pharmacy England’s webinar on the expansion of the Pharmacy Contraception Service. Held earlier this week, over 600 people tuned in to watch our ‘Pharmacy Contraception Service: Initiating Contraception’ webinar. The first in our series of webinars* aimed at assisting the pharmacy sector [...]

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COVID-19 vacs: End of NBS bookings

Pharmacy owners providing the autumn/winter 2023/24 COVID-19 vaccination service are reminded that the last day for national booking service (NBS) booked appointments for COVID-19 and NHS flu vaccinations is 14th December 2023. Sites should not post NBS clinics after this date as it will be closed to bookings on 15th December 2023. The system will [...]

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Pharmacy First – starting to prepare

Following on from the publication of the service specification, clinical pathways, draft Patient Group Directions and protocol for the Pharmacy First service, and ahead of the launch of the service on 31st January 2024, we have produced some initial resources to support pharmacy owners and their teams to start to prepare for the service. Pharmacy [...]

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