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Photo credit: parliamentlive.tv Pharmacies’ ability to manage medicines shortages is constrained by cashflow and reimbursement pressures, with reforms to allow pharmacists greater flexibility to make substitutions sorely needed, Community Pharmacy England has told a Parliamentary inquiry. Dr. James Davies, Director of Research and Insights at Community Pharmacy England, gave oral evidence to the House of [...]

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From today, community pharmacies across England can offer expanded NHS services to make emergency contraception and support for people prescribed antidepressants more accessible in local communities. Under the expanded Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS), pharmacies are able to provide women across the country access to oral emergency contraception as well as their regular contraceptive pill through [...]

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Pharmacist flexibilities “should be the norm”, Community Pharmacy England has said in a draft response to Government proposals. A Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC’s) consultation is proposing enabling community pharmacists to supply a different strength or formulation (which may mean a different quantity) of the same medicine originally prescribed where the prescribed medicine [...]

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Community Pharmacy England is once again leading the organisation of a joint Parliamentary drop-in event with fellow primary care bodies, continuing a long-running collaborative partnership. Following on from last year’s successful joint event, the 2026 iteration, ‘Future of Primary Care’, will be held in January and is being co-hosted with the British Dental Association, British [...]

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Community pharmacy owners are being asked to share their views and concerns as we head into winter, as well as any further feedback they have, before the next full Community Pharmacy England Committee meeting taking place in November. As pharmacy owners brace themselves for what is expected to be another challenging winter across the NHS, [...]

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