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Next Wednesday (29th November 2025), is the planned ‘go live’ date for the expansion of the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) and the New Medicine Service (NMS). NHS England will confirm ahead of this date whether the necessary changes have been made to IT systems to allow the changes to commence from this date. Ahead of [...]

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This is the first of a series of articles to tackle some of the misconceptions around the Lateral Flow Device (LFD) service. The articles will cover a variety of aspects of the LFD service and aims to myth bust, to increase understanding of the service. The LFD service is no longer available from community pharmacies. [...]

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The first 2025/26 national health campaign starts today (Monday 20th October 2025). All pharmacies will need to participate in the campaign, using relevant materials to promote the Pharmacy First service to the public. The campaign takes place alongside an NHS England advertising campaign promoting Pharmacy First to the public. The NHS England advertising campaign will, [...]

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Pharmacy owners are reminded of the requirement to complete the 2025 workforce survey, which is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. The NHS Business Services Authority sent an email to pharmacy owners containing a link to the survey in September. In some cases, for example, if you work for a multiple pharmacy group, the survey [...]

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As winter approaches and cases of COVID-19 increase, pharmacy owners may want to consider provision and promotion of the COVID-19 Lateral Flow Device (LFD) service. While this service is available throughout the year, pharmacy teams may start to see more patients asking about the availability of the service and consideration could be given to highlighting [...]

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