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Community Pharmacy England is looking for a Pricing Analyst to help ensure the accuracy of the NHS’s monitoring of drug and appliance prices, as well as the reimbursement of prescription payments to community pharmacies. Community Pharmacy England represents the ~10,400 NHS community pharmacies in England. These pharmacies (sometimes known as local or high-street pharmacies) are [...]

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Following the launch of the Meningococcal B (MenB) Vaccination Service this week, Community Pharmacy England has been working with NHS England to monitor its early progress and address teething issues.  NHS England has already taken action to support pharmacies in response to the concerns we raised around the initial ordering and allocation process. NHS England is continuing to review these processes daily.  Pharmacy owners will need to manage their vaccination capacity and [...]

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Community pharmacies across England are still facing severe financial losses, with patients increasingly feeling the impact through delays to medicines and reduced access to care, this year’s Pharmacy Pressures Survey has shown. The owners of more than 2,900 pharmacies, along with 900 pharmacy team members, took part in this year’s survey which provides clear evidence [...]

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Community Pharmacy England met for a full Committee meeting on 24th and 25th June, with discussions largely focused on the reform agenda and strategy for the future.  Pharmacies continue to face significant financial and operational pressures and Committee Members want to ensure that pharmacy owners’ views and the realities of running community pharmacy businesses remain central to discussions with Government as the reform agenda develops.  At [...]

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Community Pharmacy England’s Committee needs to know what you think about the 2026/27 CPCF settlement. This year’s settlement includes a 10.3% (£340m) funding increase, regulatory progress, and plans to introduce Independent Prescribing into Pharmacy First and the Contraception Service. However, Community Pharmacy England continues to warn of a sector in crisis and only agreed to [...]

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