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With the deadline now imminent, Community Pharmacy England is urging pharmacy owners to take action to complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPTK) for 2026 now and reminding them to make use of our resources to work through the process as efficiently as possible. The DSPTK submission is due by 30th June 2026 as [...]

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Community Pharmacy England is hearing about more reports of missing, inaccurate or unscannable barcodes on medicines packs. Pharmacy teams have told us this can affect patient safety and pharmacy workload. NHS England is now seeking further evidence from pharmacy teams as well as other parts of health and care to better understand the impact and [...]

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NHS England has updated its national standards on how pharmacy teams and IT system suppliers process nominations. This follows renewed scrutiny of nomination practices and reinforces the principle that patients must be able to set or change their nomination freely, without pressure or unwanted intervention. Nomination standards: Key points The four overarching standards: Patients must [...]

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NHS England is updating the process for supplying medicines when people leave prison. The changes, aims to improve continuity of care and reduce pressure on community pharmacies and GP practices during a patient’s first days and weeks back in the community. Following the updated process, most people leaving prison will now be issued with a [...]

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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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