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A package of regulatory changes has been laid before Parliament to support implementation of prescribing within NHS pharmacy services, closures for learning and development and more from 1st October 2026.  The amendments are set out in The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 and reflect a number of changes agreed as part of the 2026/27 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) settlement.  Among the most significant [...]

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Pharmacy teams are reminded that a number of BD and NovoFine hypodermic insulin pen needles have been deleted from Part IX of the September 2026 Drug Tariff. Any NHS prescriptions for the appliances listed below, where prescribed by brand, would be disallowed by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) if dispensed from 1 September 2026: [...]

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Community pharmacies received strong cross-party backing in Parliament this week, with MPs warning that the Government’s ambitions for more care in the community cannot be delivered unless pharmacy funding is put on a sustainable footing. Yesterday’s Westminster Hall debate, sponsored by Leicester East MP Shivani Raja, focused on Government funding for local pharmacies and the [...]

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NHS England has today announced quicker treatment of migraines, acne, scabies, ear infections and rhinitis through the expansion of the Pharmacy First service (see NHS England press release). This has been covered by some media outlets (including BBC News and LBC News) and the official press release includes a comment from Community Pharmacy England: Janet [...]

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In a media release issued today, DHSC and NHS England have formally announced the final choice of the five new prescribing clinical pathways which will be added to the Pharmacy First service this autumn. They are: Acute otitis externa – for adults aged 18 years and over Seasonal allergic rhinitis – for children aged 4-11 [...]

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