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NHS England has announced, that it has opened applications for pharmacists for funded independent prescribing courses. Courses are available up to March 2026, with several universities offering multiple dates for cohort intakes. Start dates will depend on the university provider. Community pharmacists (including locum pharmacists) considering an application, will need to demonstrate (as a minimum): [...]

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NHS England has published an invitation to tender (ITT) inviting community pharmacy owners interested in providing a Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service in the North West region. Announcement of the tender, follows an earlier tender of the service in the Midlands region. The ITT seeks expressions of interest from pharmacy [...]

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NHS England has published an invitation to tender (ITT) inviting community pharmacy owners interested in providing a Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service. Announcement of the tender, follows on from the September 2024 introduction of the RSV vaccination programme in general practice and NHS trusts and the initial commissioning of [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care, the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England have jointly published the national flu vaccination programme letter today (13th February 2025) for the 2025/26 season. Eligible cohorts There are no changes to the eligible cohorts for the 2025/26 season. Timing From 1st September 2025 and in line with [...]

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NHS England, has published a reminder, via their Primary Care Bulletin, highlighting that the High-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV-HD), a first line vaccine for the 65 years and over cohort, as advised in the amendment to the annual flu letter, is available to order from Sanofi. NHS England goes on to remind pharmacy owners that [...]

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