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At the PRWeek 2023 awards, the public affairs agency Luther Pendragon were highly commended in the public affairs campaign category for the influencing work that they undertook with Community Pharmacy England last year. Following a competitive tender process last autumn, Luther were appointed to support Community Pharmacy England’s influencing strategy as we work to get [...]

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All community pharmacies in England were asked to complete 10 screening questions as part of the NHS England Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF), and some contractors will be asked to complete the full CPAF questionnaire. Pharmacies may be selected for the full CPAF questionnaire if, for example, they did not complete the screening questions or [...]

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Community Pharmacy England CEO Janet Morrison gave an update at this week’s Pharmacy Show while other members of the team engaged with visitors to our exhibition stand. Thank you to all community pharmacy owners and others who took this opportunity to engage with us, sharing views and asking questions. In a Q&A session on the [...]

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Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (19/10/2023) announced the following list of price concessions for October 2023: Drug Pack Size Price Concession Aciclovir 800mg tablets 35 £3.60 Atorvastatin 80mg tablets 28 £5.22 Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has released a set of resources on the price concessions system to further explain how this works and highlight some of our work in this area. The many challenges surrounding medicines supply and pricing have intensified, putting considerable pressure on community pharmacy owners and their teams. The disruption often causes problems in [...]

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