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Community Pharmacy England is back in Liverpool to engage new and returning Labour MPs at this year’s Labour Party Conference. This follows on from the Liberal Democrat Conference, which we attended last week and ahead of Conservative Party Conference, which we’ll attend next week. Community Pharmacy England Fringe Event This year, we partnered with the [...]

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Community Pharmacy England met earlier this month in London, with Members reviewing early engagement with the new Government, alongside the outlook for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) negotiations for 2024/25. During a meeting on 11th and 12th September 2024, Committee Members remained focused on the urgent challenges facing pharmacy owners, particularly the barriers to [...]

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As announced in the NHS Primary Care bulletin (published 19 September 2024), from 1 January 2025, GP practices will be able to order the sub dermal contraceptive implant (Nexplanon® 68mg implant) directly from their suppliers and claim back the cost.  This will mean that patients do not have to go to the pharmacy to pick [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Nicorandil 10mg tablets. MSN/2024/096 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 19th September 2024 There are limited supplies of nicorandil 10mg tablets until 30th September 2024. Nicorandil 20mg tablets remain available and can support increased demand. Alternative treatments for angina [...]

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NHS England has this week sent out a further cascade message to NHS pharmacy contract teams for distribution to all pharmacies via email (this follows on from the initial message that was emailed on 24th June 2024) regarding post event messages on PharmOutcomes. The new cascade message highlights the actions that pharmacy owners who use [...]

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