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Every community pharmacy owner has an NHS Parent Organisation Code (POC). This is the unique code that identifies your parent organisation within the NHS. If you own a single pharmacy, you still have a POC. If you own multiple pharmacies, each pharmacy site should be correctly linked to the same POC. POCs are usually four [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has released an IT bulletin update ahead of the Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) meeting for its Spring meeting. Recent developments include: Update on EPS Patient Nomination Protocols and required system changes: NHS England has shared a draft revised Patient Nomination Protocols (v1.09) to the group for discussion. The updated guidance [...]

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The NHS has introduced a new Information Standard for the Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag (RADF). This standard outlines how health and care providers can record and share information about patients who require reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010. The RADF will be used across the NHS to help staff understand a person’s needs quickly [...]

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Community Pharmacy England is aware of a recent increase in scam emails being sent to community pharmacies. Some of these messages falsely claim that the pharmacy is under investigation for a data protection or GDPR compliance breach. These emails can appear convincing at first glance. However, they often feature significant warning signs and should be [...]

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The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) has launched a Digital healthcare learning gateway, designed to help pharmacy teams build the confidence and skills needed for today’s rapidly evolving digital NHS. The learning gateway covers key areas such as clinical informatics, health data, electronic patient records, cyber security and digital decision support tools. It aligns [...]

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