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World Pharmacists Day 2025

On World Pharmacists Day (25th September 2025),  an annual awareness day led by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), we’re celebrating the vital role pharmacists play in improving healthcare access and supporting communities across the country. Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Community Pharmacy England, said: “On World Pharmacists Day, we thank all community pharmacy teams across [...]

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DSPs: Service changes from 1st October 2025

Distance selling premises (DSP) pharmacies will no longer be able to provide Directed services (Advanced, National Enhanced and Enhanced Services)* face-to-face with patients at the pharmacy premises from 1st October 2025. From this date, DSP pharmacies will only be able to provide Directed services remotely from the DSP premises, similar to the delivery of Essential [...]

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September 2025 Price Concessions 2nd Update

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (23/09/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for September 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Amiodarone 200mg tablets 28 £5.97 Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets 100 £8.38 Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets 30 £1.23 Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets 100 £4.10 Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £4.95 Fenofibrate micronised 267mg capsules 28 £5.80 [...]

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Webinar: Emergency contraception and the PCS

Community Pharmacy England will be holding a webinar about the changes to the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) on Thursday 9th October at 7.30pm. The main changes to the service are the addition of oral emergency contraception to the service and the ability of pharmacy technicians to provide the service. On the night, Alastair Buxton, Director [...]

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Pharmacy’s role backed at Liberal Democrat Conference event

Policy discussion backs pharmacy’s leading role in providing community-based care at a party conference event organised by Community Pharmacy England. As part of important work building relationships with politicians and health policy influencers, representatives from Community Pharmacy England are attending the Liberal Democrat Party Conference. This continues our influencing programme to shape better outcomes for [...]

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