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From 1 June 2026, the Manage Your Service (MYS) will be the only route to notify ICBs of temporary suspensions/closures. This week, NHS England announced that it was giving advance notice of changes to the approved manner of reporting temporary suspensions of service or likely temporary suspensions of service (temporary closures) to ICBs. The changes [...]

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In November last year, we reported a number of concerns about EPS pharmacy nominations and re-nominations without patient consent.  We also said we were concerned that certain IT functionality available to some pharmacy owners appeared to facilitate automatic patient re-nomination (without patient consent) and were discussing this issue with NHS England.  We can confirm that NHS England agreed with our concerns and wrote to pharmacy [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Health Service Products (Provision and Disclosure of Information) Regulations. The Regulations, introduced in 2018, enable the Department to collect information on the costs of medicines, appliances, and borderline substances to be dispensed for the NHS. The key impact on [...]

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NHS England has tasked Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) to encourage primary care providers, including community pharmacies, to sign up to the NHS Sexual Safety Charter. All employers in the UK have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The sexual safety of staff and patients is an essential [...]

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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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