As part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) 2026/27, pharmacy owners are required to take part in two national health campaigns and two local health campaigns (the latter agreed by ICBs and LPCs at a local level). This year the first national campaign will focus on the expectation that pharmacy staff are treated with [...]
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (27/08/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for August 2026: Please note: Community Pharmacy England has submitted price concession applications for a number of other medicines affected by pricing issues this month. We will issue further updates as soon as we hear back from the [...]
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Pharmacy owners are now able to complete the Palliative and End of Life Care (PEoLC) questionnaire, which is a gateway requirement for the 2026/27 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS). The questionnaire can be accessed via the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) MYS portal and must be submitted by 11.59pm on 31st December 2026. Once the questionnaire [...]
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The reimbursement prices for the next set of multi-source products moving from Category C to Category H have been published in the September 2026 Drug Tariff. The Department of Health and Social Care previously announced that 8 products would move from Category C to Category H in September 2026. Prices for 4 products have increased [...]
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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 September 2026. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or manufacturer Pack Size Special container Ethinylestradiol 20microgram / Desogestrel 150microgram tablets Bimizza® 150microgram/20microgram tablets (Morningside Healthcare Ltd) 63 tablet [...]
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