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Community Pharmacy England has launched its third annual Pressures Survey and we hope to hear directly from everyone who owns or works in a community pharmacy. The situation for community pharmacies is now critical and we know this is impacting on workload, stress levels, patients, and businesses. We want to hear more about this, and [...]

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NHS England has announced a new expression of interest (EOI) process for pharmacy owners that wish to take part in this spring’s COVID-19 Vaccination Service and are able to assist with provision of additional capacity in specific postcode areas. The published postcode areas*, where additional capacity is being sought, are in the following regions: East [...]

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Webinar Details When is it? Wednesday 20th March 2024 at 7pm Who should sign up? All pharmacy owners are required to give yearly information governance, data and security assurances to the NHS via the online self-assessment. You can find out more about data and security protection at: cpe.org.uk/ds How do I register? Please sign up [...]

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From 1st March 2024, an additional fixed out-of-pocket expense payment of £50 will be automatically applied to NHS prescriptions for Cefuroxime 5% eye drops preservative free (a non-Drug Tariff special). Due to the unique temperature-controlled transport and storage requirements of Cefuroxime 5% eye drops preservative free, significant delivery and handling charges are generally incurred by [...]

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As we approach the end of the first full month of the Pharmacy First service, we would like to highlight: the requirements of the monthly claiming process; the requirements and deadline to retain the £2,000 initial fixed payment; and the increase in the number of Clinical pathway consultations that pass the Gateway point that are [...]

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