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Updated Pharmacy First and PCS service specs published

Updated service specifications for Pharmacy First and the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) have been published today (29th October 2026) by NHS England. With prescribing being added to both services, the specifications needed updating to incorporate that and we have worked with NHS England over the last few months to make and agree those amendments and [...]

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By |October 29th, 2026|Contraception, Lexpos News, PCS, Pharmacy Contraception Service, Pharmacy First|Comments Off on Updated Pharmacy First and PCS service specs published

Reminder: SPS Pharmacy First podcast series

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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By |December 27th, 2024|Lexpos News, Pharmacy First|Comments Off on Reminder: SPS Pharmacy First podcast series

An update on Pharmacy First and new FAQs

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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Pharmacy First: new FAQs and resource

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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Have you checked out our Pharmacy First FAQs?

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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By |January 30th, 2024|Lexpos News, Pharmacy First|Comments Off on Have you checked out our Pharmacy First FAQs?