Yearly Archives: 2025

Many community pharmacies across the country will be having one of their busiest days of the year today (Friday 19th December) ahead of the upcoming run of Bank Holidays. The pre-Christmas season is always incredibly busy as patients rely on their local pharmacy to be able to stock up on their prescription and other medicines [...]

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In the 2024/25 and 2025/26 CPCF funding settlement, it was agreed that changes would be made to the Smoking Cessation Service (SCS) to allow suitably trained and competent staff to provide the service, alongside pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, who are currently able to undertake consultations. It was also agreed that Patient Group Directions (PGDs) would [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (18/12/2025) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for December 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets 60 £7.21 Bumetanide 1mg tablets 28 £2.51 Carbocisteine 375mg capsules 120 £5.29 (previously £2.95) Cefalexin 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100 £4.64 Cefalexin 500mg tablets 21 [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (18/12/2025) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for December 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets 60 £7.21 Bumetanide 1mg tablets 28 £2.51 Carbocisteine 375mg capsules 120 £5.29 (previously £2.95) Cefalexin 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100 £4.64 Cefalexin 500mg tablets 21 [...]

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Teenage pregnancy has long been a marker of health inequality in England. The provision of locally commissioned sexual health services, including those provided by community pharmacies, has been part of local authority efforts to tackle local health inequalities and improve outcomes. A report from the Local Government Association (LGA)  highlights how local government working with [...]

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