Community Pharmacy Thames Valley – Local Pharmaceutical Committee

Welcome to Community Pharmacy Thames Valley

Community Pharmacy Thames Valley represents 327 Community Pharmacy Contractors in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire on all matters relating to community pharmacy, including Essential Services, Advanced Services, Locally Commissioned Services and Applications for new Contracts.

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MenB Vaccination Service Guidance and Resources

Find out all you will need to know about the MenB vaccination on our resources page.

📣 Early Careers Vaccination Training – Book Now

Fully funded half‑day vaccination training sessions for newly qualified pharmacists, foundation pharmacists and pharmacy technicians - get ready ahead of the winter vaccination campaign.

JOIN THE AGM - 23RD SEPTEMBER 2026

CPTV LPC invites all contractors to join the Annual General Meeting on 23 September, 12–1pm. Meet Chair Ian Dunphy, hear key updates, and vote on the 2025/26 Accounts.

Summer Bank Holiday Opening Hours Poster

The Summer Bank Holiday Posters detailing which pharmacies will be open across the Southeast of England for your information is now available here.

Getting the best from NMS Webinar

Refresh your New Medicine Service skills in just 60 minutes. This fast‑paced, friendly webinar walks you through the full NMS journey — from identifying and recruiting patients to delivering structured, meaningful consultations across a wide range of clinical conditions. Simply join us on Wednesday, 23rd September, 7.30pm via the link

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Summer Bank Holiday Opening Times – Monday, 31st August 2026

The Summer Bank Holiday Posters detailing which pharmacies will be open across the Southeast of England for your information is now available: Berkshire – Pharmacy…

14th August 2026

Healthwatch Oxfordshire Newsletter

The latest edition of the Healthwatch Oxfordshire briefing is linked below: 13th August 2026

14th August 2026

Early Careers Vaccination Training

📣 Early Careers Vaccination Training – Book Now! We would like to invite all newly qualified pharmacists (less than 4 years), foundation pharmacists and pharmacy…

12th August 2026

Sexual Health Bucks – Free Condoms

This summer, Brook, as part of bSHaW, will be running a social media campaign to raise awareness of the Buckinghamshire Condom Distribution Scheme (CDS) and…

23rd July 2026

Winter 2026-27 Bank Holiday opening hours

In accordance with the Pharmaceutical Regulations, we are collating the detail of pharmaceutical provision during the Christmas & New Year Bank Holidays 2026-27 bank holiday…

21st July 2026

Measles increase in Slough

UKHSA South East’s Health Protection Team has identified a small number of confirmed measles cases linked to attendances at Wexham Park Hospital ED between 27…

21st July 2026

Latest Community Pharmacy England News

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August 2026 Price Concessions 2nd Update

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (18/08/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for August 2026: Drug Pack size Price concession…

18th August 2026

August 2026 Price Concessions 1st Update

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (14/08/2026) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for August 2026: Drug Pack size Price…

14th August 2026

Medicine Supply Notification: Quetiapine 50mg, 150mg, 200mg, 300mg and 400mg modified-release tablets – Updated

Update: 13/08/2026 – Updated supply summary for Seroquel XL – please see the entry on SPS for the latest information. Department of Health and Social…

13th August 2026

Help highlight pharmacy pressures

Join Community Pharmacy England in helping to raise awareness of the 2026 Pressures Survey findings. The Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2026 confirmed what the sector already knows: daily medicines…

12th August 2026

New NHS tool helps pharmacy teams quickly find their smartcard support

NHS England has launched a new online tool to help pharmacy teams more quickly identify their local Registration Authority (RA) contact details for smartcard support.…

11th August 2026

Dame Diana Johnson assumes responsibility for pharmacy

Following last month’s ministerial changes, it has now been confirmed that Dame Diana Johnson DBE has taken on responsibility for pharmacy at the Department of…

10th August 2026

Events

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Mindset Matters: Owning Your Expertise Workshop

Following the positive feedback from earlier Mindset Matters sessions, we’re pleased to be offering: Mindset Matters:…

23rd September 2026

10-4pm

Meadow Suite, University of Reading, RG6 6UA

Getting the best from NMS Webinar

Refresh your New Medicine Service skills in just 60 minutes. This fast‑paced, friendly webinar walks…

23rd September 2026

7.30pm

Online

Early Careers – Vaccination Training – Monday, 28th September, 9-1pm

Newly Qualified & Foundation Pharmacists – Book Your Place! A dedicated clinical development session for Newly…

28th September 2026

9-1pm

St Joseph’s Church (Main Hall) 36 Cookham Rd Maidenhead SL6 7EG

Stop Smoking Training

Buckinghamshire Public Health are running two bespoke 1-hour online evening training sessions for VBA+ which…

24th March 2027

7-8pm

Virtual