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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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Several regulatory changes are due to come into effect on 1st October, having been included in the amendment regulations (The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025) laid before Parliament last week. These additional changes include Terms of Service changes relating to practice leaflets, minor changes for clarification purposes, and [...]

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