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The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has published advice for newly qualified prescribing pharmacists, ahead of the first cohort joining the register as independent prescribers from summer 2026. The advice is aimed at pharmacists who have completed their MPharm under the 2021 initial education and training standards and will join the register as pharmacist independent prescribers. [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England have announced a new community pharmacy vaccination service to provide a one-off Meningococcal B (MenB) Vaccination Service. The new Advanced service is targeted to protect young people heading to universities or residential further education ahead of the start of term in autumn 2026. Negotiations [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following products: Aztreonam 1g powder for solution for injection vials Aztreonam 1g powder for solution for injection vials MSN/2025/025 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 11/06/2026 Summary Aztreonam 2g powder for solution for injection vials are currently [...]

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Community Pharmacy England’s Committee needs to know what you think about the 2026/27 CPCF settlement. This year’s settlement includes a 10.3% (£340m) funding increase, regulatory progress, and plans to introduce Independent Prescribing into Pharmacy First and the Contraception Service. However, Community Pharmacy England continues to warn of a sector in crisis and only agreed to [...]

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Following discussions with NHS England, we have agreed to an extension of the pilot flu vaccination service for children aged 2-3 years, with an increase in the fee. In addition, after successful lobbying, the service is being expanded to include opportunistic vaccination of two additional groups: Clinically at-risk children aged 2 years to less than [...]

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