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The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) has launched a new workshop designed to equip pharmacy technicians with the competence and confidence to safely supply or administer medicines under Patient Group Directions (PGDs). The two-hour face-to-face workshop, which will be held at various locations throughout England, develops the practical skills needed to apply PGD frameworks, [...]

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This article tackles some of the misconceptions around who can provide Pharmacy First consultations and aims to bust myths to increase understanding of the service. We have previously published a series of articles on myth busting covering a variety of aspects of Pharmacy First. All of these myths can be viewed on our Pharmacy First service [...]

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The declaration window for the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2025/26 is now open. Pharmacy owners can make a claim for a PQS payment up to 11.59pm on Friday 27th February 2026 through the MYS portal. Pharmacy owners must have evidence to demonstrate meeting the gateway criterion and the domains that they have claimed for by the end [...]

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The second 2025/26 national health campaign starts today (Monday 2nd February 2026). All pharmacies will need to participate in the campaign, using relevant materials to promote the Pharmacy First service to the public. How to meet the requirements of the campaign Pharmacy owners can meet the requirements of the campaign in several ways, by promoting [...]

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Pharmacy owners have just over a week left to start the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) Antimicrobial Stewardship – Pharmacy First consultations – Clinical Audit. The audit, which is a quality criterion in the Patient safety domain of the 2025/26 PQS, requires pharmacy owners to complete a clinical audit focused on the clinical advice and consultations provided to [...]

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