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Last month, the Department of Health and Social Care updated its information pack for local authority Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) on Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNAs). The information pack aims to support local authority HWBs, practically, in understanding and implementing the requirements of the relevant legislation, and developing, in consultation with stakeholders, including the Local Pharmaceutical Committee [...]

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Several regulatory changes are due to come into effect on 1st October, having been included in the amendment regulations (The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025) laid before Parliament last week. These additional changes include Terms of Service changes relating to practice leaflets, minor changes for clarification purposes, and [...]

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Community Pharmacy England met with MPs and Parliamentary staff at the Houses of Parliament earlier this week (Monday 8th September 2025) to discuss the opportunities and challenges for the future of community pharmacy. During the Westminster event, MPs were asked to support the call for a sustainably funded community pharmacy sector after hearing about the [...]

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NHS England has authorised and published the patient group direction (PGD) for use in the new Childhood Flu Vaccination Advanced service from 1st October 2025. The publication of the PGD, follows the earlier announcement of the launch of the service and the publication of the childhood flu service specification. Download the NHS Childhood Flu Vaccination [...]

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This week, new hub and spoke dispensing Terms of Service (The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025) were laid before parliament. The new Terms of Service come into force on 1 October, the same day as the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (HMRs) hub and spoke changes announced in April [...]

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