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Community Pharmacy England will be holding a webinar on Wednesday, 11th February at 7:30 pm to help community pharmacy owners complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPTK) 2026.  We have worked with the NHS DSPTK team on the new Toolkit requirements and made improvements to this year’s Toolkit. Both our organisations are eager to support pharmacy owners as you work your way through the Toolkit.  During the webinar, representatives from Community Pharmacy England and the NHS DSPTK team will discuss the Toolkit questions, talk delegates [...]

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Following the introduction of hub and spoke dispensing between different legal entities this autumn, Community Pharmacy England’s Regulations Team reminds pharmacy owners of the guidance available to help them decide whether it’s appropriate for their pharmacy business.  Among those pharmacies that are not currently using hub and spoke, around 36% are still exploring their options, and 10% haven’t considered it yet, according to our November sector poll. To support them in their considerations, the [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that The Human Medicines (Authorisation by Pharmacists and Supervision by Pharmacy Technicians) Order 2025 has been approved by Parliament and the Privy Council, and will come into force in two stages. The order makes changes to The Medicines Act 1968 and The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 [...]

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Regulations permitting hub and spoke dispensing between different retail pharmacy businesses have come into effect today (1st October 2025).  It has been almost 10 years since draft legislation was proposed to enable hub and spoke dispensing between different retail pharmacy businesses. Today, on 1st October 2025, hub and spoke provisions in The Human Medicines (Amendments [...]

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Last month, the Department of Health and Social Care updated its information pack for local authority Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) on Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNAs). The information pack aims to support local authority HWBs, practically, in understanding and implementing the requirements of the relevant legislation, and developing, in consultation with stakeholders, including the Local Pharmaceutical Committee [...]

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