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The process and timeline for this year’s Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) have been confirmed.  NHS England has confirmed that, as last year, the screening questionnaire will run throughout July, and the full CPAF questionnaire will run throughout October 2026.   Completion of CPAF is a requirement of the Terms of Service. Therefore, pharmacy owners must complete the screening questionnaire and, if required, the full CPAF questionnaire.  The screening questions and [...]

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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Provider Assurance Team (PA Team), commissioned by NHS England, will soon start to undertake provider assurance work (post-payment verification (PPV)) with pharmacy owners providing the Smoking Cessation Service, the Pharmacy Contraception Service, Pharmacy First and the Hypertension Case-Finding Service. Community Pharmacy England has been consulted on the verification process and has sought to ensure it is appropriately targeted, proportionate and fair to those pharmacy owners asked [...]

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The mid-term election for an ‘Independent regional representative’ for Community Pharmacy England’s East and North Midlands region begins next week. This follows Lindsey Fairbrother’s resignation from the Committee. Eligible pharmacists* who are Independent pharmacy owners and members or officers of one of the LPCs in the region are invited to stand for election as the [...]

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The Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Group (CPPSG) has issued various bank holiday resources that are useful for pharmacy owners and their team members in the run-up to the Easter bank holiday period.  The resources focus on support for pharmacy owners managing additional challenges regarding opioid treatment programmes during bank holiday periods.  Focus on Methadone video – watch now  Bank Holiday Checklist – opioid treatment programmes – download now  Pharmacy owners and pharmacy team members are also reminded to follow [...]

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Pharmacy owners are reminded that they are not permitted to subcontract the New Medicine Service (NMS) to third-party, off-site providers. If they do, contrary to the Directions last year, they run the risk of recovery of the payment for these services by ICBs (through NHS England’s Post-Payment Verification processes) and being found in breach of [...]

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