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In the autumn of last year, NHS England started a clinical review of the Pharmacy First clinical pathways and patient group directions (PGD), informed by feedback received from pharmacy teams and other stakeholders, including Community Pharmacy England. Three community pharmacists nominated by Community Pharmacy England participated in the working group which advised NHS England on [...]

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In the recent CPCF funding settlement, it was agreed that changes would be made to the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) to include drospirenone within the list of contraceptives which can be supplied and to add oral emergency contraception (EC) to the service. These changes to the service necessitate updates to the service specification, the existing [...]

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As part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts series, Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video introducing the Pricing Audit Team (PAT). The Pricing Audit Team undertake monthly audit checks to verify the accuracy of NHS pricing across prescriptions and the Margin Survey. For prescription pricing, pharmacy accounts are audited [...]

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Following representations from Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined that the following products will be granted special container status from 1 July 2025. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or Manufacturer Pack size Special container Betaxolol 0.25% eye drops 0.25ml unit dose preservative free Betoptic® 0.25% eye drops [...]

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With the conclusion of the NHS 10-Year Health Plan imminent, this is a critical time for community pharmacy and it is important that we focus on the future, including looking at negotiating priorities to further leverage community pharmacy’s position. Pharmacy owners across the West Midlands and North West are invited to ‘Future of Pharmacy’ workshop [...]

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