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Background Liverpool has historically had a limited community pharmacy offer for sexual and reproductive health, with only six pharmacies commissioned to provide oral Emergency Contraception (EC). A new commissioner with a strong interest in community pharmacy led a programme of extensive stakeholder engagement as part of the city’s wider sexual health strategy. Liverpool LPC’s Chief [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has published new guidance to help community pharmacy owners complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPTK) 2026. The Toolkit is used to make a pharmacy’s information governance (IG) declaration and must be completed by Tuesday 30th June 2026. Community Pharmacy England has collaborated with the NHS DSPTK team to keep the workload associated [...]

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Teenage pregnancy has long been a marker of health inequality in England. The provision of locally commissioned sexual health services, including those provided by community pharmacies, has been part of local authority efforts to tackle local health inequalities and improve outcomes. A report from the Local Government Association (LGA)  highlights how local government working with [...]

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The NHSmail programme is being rebranded to NHS.net Connect. This change, announced previously, introduces a refreshed look and new features. Your existing NHS.net email address, login details, and helpdesk support will remain the same. Some NHS.net users will soon see a refreshed homepage and improved features designed to make communication across the NHS easier. The [...]

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NHS-approved pharmacy clinical services IT systems have the functionality to receive referrals from other NHS providers, such as general practices. In many cases, these referrals are sent from the referrer’s IT system to the pharmacy system using IT functionality defined by the NHS Booking and Referral IT Standard (BaRS). What’s changed? The GP IT system, [...]

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