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From next week, Tuesday 1 October, references will no longer be required for market entry applications. This followed concerns raised by Community Pharmacy England that they offered little value to the process and contributed to delays. The changes are included in The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 [...]

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DHSC has informed us that, following the General Election where the progress of these amendments was paused, they are briefing new ministers across all policy areas, including hub and spoke dispensing between different pharmacy owners. As this will take time, they are now not in a position to implement these proposals from 1 January 2025, [...]

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All community pharmacies in England were asked to complete 10 screening questions as part of NHS England Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF), and some contractors will be asked to complete the full CPAF questionnaire. Pharmacies may be selected for the full CPAF questionnaire if, for example, they did not complete the screening questions or if [...]

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Today, NHS England has announced that notifications of unplanned temporary suspensions of services (closures) can now be made via the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal. The Terms of Service require NHS community pharmacy owners to have a business continuity plan for temporary suspensions due to illness or other reason beyond their control and to action [...]

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New Original Pack Dispensing (OPD) rules, central procurement of certain vaccinations for community pharmacies, and changes to the market entry application process are being introduced in The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024. These PLPS amendment regulations were laid this week on Tuesday 3 September and are due [...]

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