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Community Pharmacy Thames Valley represents 324 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.
NHS England’s 2024 Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey is open The survey is now open and mandatory for all pharmacy owners, deadline for completion is 11th December 2024. This year's survey focuses on staff numbers, full-time equivalents (FTE), and vacancies across ten staff categories. A new question has been added which addresses unregistered pharmacy technicians. Pharmacies should have received an email from NHSBSA to complete the survey. If not, and you are a part of a multiple pharmacy group please check with your head office.
NHS England has revised the monthly targets for Pharmacy First until March 2025.
Our latest weekly news digests: 5th December 2024 28th November 2024 21st November 2024 14th November 2024 7th November 2024 October 31st October 2024…
This new video gives an introduction to the NHS account an the NHS App, including what features are available and how you can navigate to…
Achieving the thresholds for the monthly Pharmacy First payment has been an ongoing matter of concern for pharmacy owners. Since the two previously agreed changes…
Best practice examples and ideas are now being sought as part of the rapid review into bureaucracy across the NHS, which was launched in October…
The UK chief pharmaceutical officers have published ‘Assisted dying bill debate: advice to pharmacy professionals’ Assisted dying bill debate: advice to pharmacy professionals – GOV.UK…
Check out the new video, which provides an introduction to the NHS account and the NHS App. It highlights all available features and guides you on…
In a debate in Parliament, MPs raised their concerns about the impact of the 2024 Budget on community pharmacies. Joe Robertson MP, Conservative member of…
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has via its Central Alerting System (CAS) published a letter on 3 December 2024 advising that due…
Last month Community Pharmacy England and Healthwatch England launched an online Pharmacy First patient survey that pharmacy owners can direct patients to after receiving the…
NHS England has announced that from December 2024, the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) will be extended to Detained Estate healthcare services in England. This extension…
The following price concessions granted in November 2024 have rolled over to December 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Desloratadine 5mg tablets 30 £4.56 Travoprost…
Community Pharmacy England has urged Ministers to provide immediate funding relief to community pharmacies and warning that without this, pharmacy closures will continue, with the…
Oxfordshire County Council Public health Team is working with the National Centre for Smoking Cessation…
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) are hosting webinars on prescription processing and reimbursement. These…
Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice (IBA) Training is available to all health professionals and front-line…
The NHS Pharmacy Contraception service (PCS) – delivering high quality consultations face to face workshop…
Oxfordshire County Council are offering two free Very Brief Advice (VBA) sessions for non-clinical professionals…
