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NHS England has today released a progress report showing strong early uptake of the MenB vaccination programme through community pharmacies, with significant demand and bookings (see NHS England press release). This has been covered by some media outlets (Radio 4’s Today programme and LBC News) and the official press release includes a comment from Community Pharmacy England: [...]

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The Pharmacist Enhanced Practice Pathway is a new national pilot programme created by NHS England, the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) and the Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm). It is designed to support this year’s newly qualified pharmacists as they begin their careers as independent prescribers (IPs). This year’s newly qualified pharmacists will join [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (31/07/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for July 2026: Please note: Community Pharmacy England has submitted price concession applications for other medicines affected by pricing issues this month. We will issue further updates as soon as we hear back from the Department.  Drug [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for: Diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha) 0.1% eye drops 0.3ml unit dose preservative-free and; Diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha Multidose) 0.1% eye drops MSN/2026/034 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 30 July 2026 Various brands and strengths of nifedipine modified-release tablets are experiencing supply [...]

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