The Government has announced its intention to launch an NHS chickenpox vaccination programme in England from January 2026. The programme will see eligible children receive the vaccine during routine GP appointments, as part of the MMR vaccine. Free chickenpox vaccination offered for first time to children | GOV.UK Our Director of NHS Services, Alastair Buxton, [...]
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“While implementation of the 2025/26 CPCF continues at pace, our sights are also set on the future,” writes Community Pharmacy England Chief Executive Janet Morrison in a new blog. Despite the funding uplift earlier this year, pharmacy businesses remain in a financially precarious position. Janet explains that the views of pharmacy owners and their experiences [...]
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Community Pharmacy England has today released a national report highlighting how pharmacy owners across England are dipping into personal savings to support their businesses, effectively subsidising the provision of NHS services. The Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2025: Funding and Profitability Report sets out once again the desperate financial position community pharmacies are in as a result of [...]
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Eli Lilly has announced plans to increase the NHS list prices of all strengths of Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) from 1st September 2025, which will impact on the dispensing of NHS prescriptions by community pharmacies. Community Pharmacy England is urgently seeking assurances from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) that reimbursement of NHS prescriptions (branded [...]
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We want to hear community pharmacy owners’ opinions on the future direction of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) to help shape negotiating priorities for 2026/27. Ahead of CPCF 2026/27 negotiations, our summer survey aims to gather views on potential funding allocations, service priorities and regulatory asks. The questions have been informed by discussions at [...]
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