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Community Pharmacy England met in London in September, with Members considering strategy and tactics ahead of upcoming CPCF negotiations, alongside other important matters.  The work that has been undertaken by Community Pharmacy England since the 2025/26 funding negotiations concluded has been of critical importance for the sector. Not only has there been a huge programme [...]

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As part of ongoing discussions with NHS England about the presentation of people who are ineligible for COVID-19 vaccinations to appointments at community pharmacies, Community Pharmacy England has now written formally to the NHS seeking financial compensation for pharmacy owners. We have been in contact with NHS England since the start of the NHS seasonal [...]

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Pharmacy owners can download a Prescription Item Report (PIR) each month via the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Information Services Portal (ISP). These reports can help you to: view a breakdown of payments for individual products supplied each month reconcile your monthly payments against claims submitted for NHS prescriptions and for certain NHS services investigate [...]

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Community Pharmacy England partnered with think tank Re:State to host a roundtable discussion at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester this week, at which community pharmacy’s role in the future health service was once again backed. The roundtable asked: ‘The NHS in transition: Can community and primary care lead the shift?’ and we were delighted [...]

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Several years ago, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), in partnership with the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), charities and organisations from across health and social care, launched a campaign to raise awareness of the risk of severe and fatal burns with paraffin-containing and paraffin-free emollients. This news story is to remind pharmacy [...]

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