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NHS England has announced that GP Connect Access Record: Structured is being rolled out to hundreds of community pharmacies. This functionality enables pharmacies to view real-time, read-only information from patient records held by GP practices, supporting timely and informed care. The rollout is being coordinated by the four assured Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) IT [...]

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Pharmacy owners are reminded that the NHS Flu Vaccination Service ends on 31st March 2025. Pharmacy teams should not administer any further vaccinations under this service after this date. Pharmacy owners are reminded to ensure they have submitted their claims for payment for the service. These should be submitted within one month of, and no [...]

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Ahead of the 31st March 2025 deadline*, pharmacy owners are reminded to regularly update their NHS Profile Manager each quarter, ensuring their NHS website and Directory of Services (DoS) profile information remains current. According to NHS Terms of Service, pharmacy owners must verify and update their opening hours, contact details, facilities, and services information for [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has released a summary of the March 2025 meeting of the Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG).  The group are due to several key topics, including: Pharmacy IT development Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) extended to Detained Estate EPS clinical prescription tracker and EPS FHIR update Leveraging IT solutions to enhance patient engagement [...]

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NHS England has announced that from late February and May 2025, the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) will be fully extended to Detained Estate healthcare services in England. The staggered rollout will allow prescribers working in prisons to issue EPS ‘To Take Out’ (TTO) and urgent prescriptions electronically to community pharmacies, removing the need for the [...]

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