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Pharmacy First myth busting series (#7)

This is the seventh of a series of articles to tackle some of the misconceptions around Pharmacy First. The articles will cover a variety of aspects of Pharmacy First and aims to myth bust, to increase understanding of the service. Under the urgent supply of repeat medicines strand of Pharmacy First, I can supply a [...]

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Early advance payment timetable for 2025

Pharmacy owners who submit their FP34C declaration through the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal by the 5th of the month (or by the 6th if one or more bank holiday occurs during the first five days of the month) will  receive 100% of their advance payments four working days after the submission deadline. The table below [...]

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Update from our CEO

“Pharmacy businesses need a clear pathway to a better future which they can both have confidence in and plan for,” says Community Pharmacy England Chief Executive Janet Morrison in a new blog. Community pharmacy owners are “exasperated and desperate” and the sector needs answers on a range of key issues. In her latest blog, Janet [...]

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Government supports measures to extend pharmacy services, but hesitant on funding overhaul

The Government has today responded to the Health Select Committee’s report into the state of community pharmacy, addressing each of the report’s recommendations to support the sector. In its response, the Government has reaffirmed its ambition to expand the role of pharmacies and to improve workforce planning, but it has not set out answers to [...]

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Flu Vaccination service: Provider Assurance activity begins

NHS England have announced, via their Primary Care Bulletin, that it will soon start to undertake provider assurance work with pharmacy owners providing the Flu Vaccination service. The reviews will engage with pharmacy owners who may have administered NHS flu vaccinations to adults outside of the announced and authorised cohorts prior to 3rd October 2024. [...]

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