Pharmacy First

Earlier this year, Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS) launched a podcast series to discuss some of the issues surrounding the Pharmacy First service and to debunk certain clinical myths around the Clinical pathway strand of the service. In the podcast series, pharmacy colleagues and expert clinical speakers cover the seven clinical conditions included in the Clinical [...]

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It’s just over two weeks into the new Pharmacy First service, and we wanted to take a moment to thank pharmacy owners, their teams and the network of LPCs for getting this service up and running. You have worked incredibly hard to prepare for this rapid launch to meet the Government’s extremely ambitious timeline. Teething [...]

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As pharmacy owners and their teams continue to implement the Pharmacy First service, we have been responding to lots of your questions relating to the service at our recent online drop-in events, with the most frequently asked being added to our Pharmacy First FAQ webpage. A selection of new questions added to the page can [...]

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On the eve of the start of the Pharmacy First service, we know pharmacy teams across the country are continuing to work hard to be ready to provide the service. We have been responding to lots of your questions on the service, with the most frequently asked being added to our Pharmacy First FAQ webpage. [...]

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The Pharmacy First service will commence next week on Wednesday 31st January 2024. When the service was first announced last year, a caveat was applied to the start date, as there was a significant amount of IT development work to be undertaken within community pharmacy, general practice and NHS IT systems. IT system suppliers and [...]

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