This year, a national template Patient Group Direction (PGD) provided by the UKHSA has been used by NHS England’s regions to create locally authorised PGDs for use in the Adult Flu Vaccination Advanced Service. Ahead of all eligible adults being able to access an NHS flu vaccination tomorrow (1st October 2025), we want to remind [...]
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From Wednesday 1st October 2025, several national services commence as well as the implementation of some of the service changes agreed in the 2025/26 CPCF settlement. Below is a summary of all of these service developments and additionally, several regulatory changes also come into effect from 1st October 2025. Read more about the regulatory changes [...]
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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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Community pharmacy teams can start vaccinating pregnant women from today under the 2025/26 Adult Flu Vaccination Service. Vaccination of other eligible adult patients must not start until 1st October 2025. The service specification is clear that the NHS will not pay for vaccinations administered outside of the announced and authorised dates for vaccination. Read more about the [...]
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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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