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2025/26 Foundation Trainee Pharmacist funding increase

As part of the reform to the initial education and training of pharmacists (IETP), NHS England has taken on delegated responsibilities from the General Pharmaceutical Council for the delivery and management of the Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme (FTPP) in England. This includes providing funding to each site in England that has had a foundation trainee pharmacist [...]

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By |October 7th, 2025|Lexpos News|Comments Off on 2025/26 Foundation Trainee Pharmacist funding increase

C-19 vac eligibility – resources to help pharmacy teams

Pharmacy teams have reported major issues to us over the last two days related to large numbers of patients booking COVID-19 vaccinations via the National Booking System (NBS) who are not eligible for the vaccine this winter. We are working with NHS England to try to address this unacceptable situation and to get more NHS [...]

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By |October 3rd, 2025|Lexpos News|Comments Off on C-19 vac eligibility – resources to help pharmacy teams

ABPM bundling requirement to be delayed

DHSC, NHS England and Community Pharmacy England have agreed that the requirement to provide one Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) consultation per month as part of the ‘bundling’ requirements to achieve a Pharmacy First fixed monthly payment will not go ahead from 1st October 2025 as originally planned. We will be having further discussions with [...]

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By |September 30th, 2025|Lexpos News|Comments Off on ABPM bundling requirement to be delayed

Webinar: Emergency contraception and the PCS

Community Pharmacy England will be holding a webinar about the changes to the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) on Thursday 9th October at 7.30pm. The main changes to the service are the addition of oral emergency contraception to the service and the ability of pharmacy technicians to provide the service. On the night, Alastair Buxton, Director [...]

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By |September 23rd, 2025|Lexpos News, PCS|Comments Off on Webinar: Emergency contraception and the PCS

2025 mandatory workforce survey opens today

NHS England’s annual Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey opens today (Monday 22nd September 2025). Completion of the survey is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. The survey will close at 11.59pm on Friday 21st November 2025. How to complete the survey The 2025 survey contains the same questions as the 2024 survey, focusing on the number [...]

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By |September 22nd, 2025|Lexpos News, Workforce, Workforce survey|Comments Off on 2025 mandatory workforce survey opens today