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Community Pharmacy England Briefing 020/26 explains the amendments recently made to the Terms of Service for NHS pharmacy owners, including the new conditions related to independent prescribing within the CPCF. These changes to the Terms of Service apply from 1st October 2026. However, prescribing within the CPCF will not be implemented in individual pharmacies until [...]

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A package of regulatory changes has been laid before Parliament to support implementation of prescribing within NHS pharmacy services, closures for learning and development and more from 1st October 2026.  The amendments are set out in The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 and reflect a number of changes agreed as part of the 2026/27 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) settlement.  Among the most significant [...]

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Almost 90% of community pharmacy owners have completed the 2026/27 Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening questionnaire, with a few days left to complete. We encourage pharmacy owners who have not yet responded to the questionnaire to ensure they do so by Friday, 31st July 2026. Completing the screening questionnaire is a Terms of Service requirement and [...]

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Almost three-quarters of community pharmacy owners have completed the 2026/27 Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening questionnaire, with one week left to complete. We encourage pharmacy owners who have not yet responded to the questionnaire to ensure they do so by Friday, 31st July 2026. Completing the screening questionnaire is a Terms of Service requirement and significantly [...]

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52% of community pharmacy owners have completed the 2026/27 Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening questionnaire, with two weeks left to complete. We encourage pharmacy owners who have not yet responded to the questionnaire to ensure they do so by Friday, 31st July 2026. Completing the screening questionnaire is a Terms of Service requirement and [...]

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