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Community pharmacy teams are reminded of the importance of aligning with the EPS nomination principles and upholding patient choice at all times. EPS allows patients to nominate a preferred pharmacy where their prescriptions will be sent electronically for dispensing. This system is designed to offer convenience and flexibility—but it must be used responsibly. Key principles [...]

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Pharmacy owners are reminded of the benefits of regularly updating their NHS Profile Manager each quarter, ensuring their NHS website and Directory of Services (DoS) profile information remains current. Accurate DoS information is essential for other organisations making referrals to pharmacies and is a Terms of Service requirement. Up-to-date opening hours are crucial to prevent [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release tablets are now available to meet normal demand. As a result the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP), SSP083 Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release tablets expires at 23.59pm on Tuesday 22nd July 2025. After this date, any prescriptions for Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release [...]

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Following discussions with Community Pharmacy England, the service specification for the 2025/26 Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Advanced Service has been published today by NHS England. Changes to the service requirements Only a small number of amendments have been made to the service specification compared to last year. The key changes are: Removal of references to [...]

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Pharmacy owners are reminded that the claim period for Pharmacy First has been reduced to one month and therefore claims for Pharmacy First consultations carried out in June 2025 must be claimed on the MYS portal by 11.59pm on 31st July 2025.  This change to the claim window, follows the announcement as part of the contractual [...]

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