Yearly Archives: 2025

Following on from last week’s Spending Review announcement, Community Pharmacy England has joined forces with other national primary care bodies to reiterate our call on Government to prioritise DHSC spending allocations towards primary care. The joint statement, copied below, has been signed by Community Pharmacy England, the General Practitioner’s Committee England, the British Dental Association’s [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following products: Levemir® (insulin detemir) FlexPen® 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled pens Levemir® Penfill® 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml cartridges MSN/2025/036 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 16/06/2025 Levemir® (insulin detemir) FlexPen® 100units/ml solution for injection [...]

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Several months ago Community Pharmacy England and Healthwatch England launched an online Pharmacy First patient survey that pharmacy owners can direct patients to after receiving the service. The aim of this collaboration is to collect patient feedback on the service to help inform service improvements and to help to quantify the value of the service [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release tablets. MSN/2025/035 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 13th June 2025 Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified release (MR) tablets are out of stock until mid-July 2025. Venlafaxine 37.5mg MR capsules remain available and can support increased demand. Venlafaxine [...]

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With the conclusion of the NHS 10-Year Health Plan imminent, this is a critical time for community pharmacy and it is important that we focus on the future, including looking at negotiating priorities to further leverage community pharmacy’s position. Pharmacy owners across Yorkshire and the Humber and the North East are invited to ‘Future of [...]

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