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Distance selling premises (DSP) pharmacies will no longer be able to provide Directed services (Advanced, National Enhanced and Enhanced Services)* face-to-face with patients at the pharmacy premises from 1st October 2025. From this date, DSP pharmacies will only be able to provide Directed services remotely from the DSP premises, similar to the delivery of Essential [...]

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The Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) Antimicrobial stewardship – Pharmacy First consultations – clinical audit can be started from today (1st September 2025). Completion of the audit, as well as sharing anonymised data with NHS England and incorporating any learnings from the audit into future practice by the end of 31st March 2026, is a quality [...]

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To receive vaccines ahead of the start of the new Childhood Flu Vaccination Service on 1st October 2025, pharmacy owners will need to register to provide the service on the MYS portal by 11.59pm on 31st August 2025. Later registration will be possible, but the provision of the centrally procured vaccine will be received after [...]

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Pharmacy owners have one week left to meet the requirements of the gateway criterion for the 2025/26 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS). Pharmacy owners must have signed up to deliver the Pharmacy First Service and the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) by the end of 31st August 2025 and remain registered for both services until the end [...]

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