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The deadline to respond to the 2026 Pharmacy Pressures Survey has been extended to 10am on Monday 13th April. Our annual survey monitoring the health of the sector is waiting to hear from pharmacy owners and pharmacy team members like you. Your experiences of pressures such as rising costs and medicine supply issues provide the essential [...]

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The final list of price concessions granted for February 2026 includes 174 lines. This is the highest number of concessions granted since March 2023. Drug price concessions hit three-year high | The Pharmaceutical Journal Our Director of Research and Insights, Dr. James Davies, said: “It has been a very worrying start to 2026 – with [...]

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Community pharmacies received strong backing yesterday in Parliament, with several MPs speaking out in support of the sector, recognising their vital role in community healthcare and raising concerns about an increasing trend of pharmacy closures. Discussions during the Parliamentary debate, which focussed on ‘Healthcare in Rural Areas’, emphasised that pharmacies are essential for providing accessible [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has entered consultation with Community Pharmacy England on the 2026/27 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF). A letter signalling the start of the formal negotiations process was sent to Community Pharmacy England this week. Detailed discussions begin immediately and will cover funding, service changes and other arrangements for [...]

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Community Pharmacy England is taking steps to tackle inappropriate EPS pharmacy nomination practices and service direction, which contravene the principles of patient choice. Since concerns around certain IT functionality allowing automatic re-nomination (without patient consent) and the direction of services were first raised last year, our Regulatory and IT experts have been working to address [...]

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