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CPCF settlement: 2026/27

In May 2026, funding and other arrangements for community pharmacies for 2026/27 were finalised. Community Pharmacy England accepted the offer on condition of a shared programme of reform with Government and NHS England.

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Prescription nomination: Consent or informed consent?

It’s interesting how some of the same topics keep coming round, recently there has been a growing flurry of complaints about changing of patient EPS nominations. We have seen first hand on visits that many contractors are obtaining patient consent, ie patients are signing an EPS nomination form* but we are not sure that this is necessarily informed consent. This is often because a patient has an acute prescription (for example at the weekend or out of hours) or is attending for some other service that they cannot access at their usual pharmacy for whatever reason. It is perfectly reasonable for the “new” pharmacy to ask the patient if they want to change their nomination.

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Checking your Disclosure and Barring Service check

If you are not sure if you completed a DBS check within the last three years, or you are not sure if you enrolled for the DBS update service (which automatically renews and avoids the need to reapply every three years) or if you don’t know if you have a standard* or enhanced DBS check you can search "Track a DBS Application" *You must have the enhanced DBS check to meet the criteria for PQS, also any registered staff providing off-site vaccinations or the 2-3 year old ‘flu vaccinations are required to have a current enhanced DBS check

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Community Pharmacy Outreach in Chelmsford 

Melbourne Pharmacy took part in an outreach event at the Parkside Community Hub on Tuesday, 26th May, alongside Support workers from Peabody, Hearing Help, Trust…

16th June 2026

A Move to ‘Record a Vaccination’ Service (RAVS)

A Move to ‘Record a Vaccination’ Service (RAVS) From the 1st of September 2026, community pharmacies in England must record all NHS vaccinations using the…

16th June 2026

CPCF settlement 2026/27

In May 2026, funding and other arrangements for community pharmacies for 2026/27 were finalised. Community Pharmacy England accepted the offer on condition of a shared…

1st June 2026

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LPC Chairs meet in Parliament to discuss pharmacy funding, reform and future strategy

Community pharmacy leaders, MPs and health stakeholders have gathered in Westminster to discuss the future of the sector and the part it can play in…

16th June 2026

MenB: UKHSA and NHS England provide further information on vac service

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England have published a letter providing further information on the Meningococcal (MenB) time limited vaccination offer. The…

16th June 2026

MHRA Drug Safety Update: ACE-inhibitors

The product information for all ACE inhibitors is being updated to strengthen the warnings on the risk of delayed-onset angioedema, which may still occur after…

16th June 2026

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Data Security and Protection Toolkit

Deadline for community pharmacy contractors to complete the 2025/26 Data Security and Protection Toolkit is 30th June 2026.

Pharmacies are contractually required to complete the DSP toolkit each year.

Completion of the Toolkit is an important requirement to demonstrate that appropriate data security and information governance measures are in place to protect patient information.

If your pharmacy has already submitted the Toolkit for 2025/26, no further action is needed

Further guidance and support materials can be found at:

https://www.dsptoolkit.nhs.uk/help

https://cpe.org.uk/digital-and-technology/data-security/data-security-and-protection-toolkit/