Welcome to Community Pharmacy Thames Valley
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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.
Attached are the Christmas & New Year 2024-25 Bank Holiday Posters, detailing which pharmacies will be open across the Southeast of England. The posters include…
As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 November to 10 December 2024), NHS England is highlighting the importance of NHS sexual…
The latest edition of the new, monthly BOB MOB newsletter is available to view at: BOB Medicines Optimisation Bulletin December 2024 Volume 3 Issue 12…
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…
In response to a significant ongoing disruption to the supply of Cefalexin 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free and Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free, two…
NHS England and Community Pharmacy England recommend that pharmacy team members with NHS Smartcards consider taking the following actions to support ongoing use of their…
Drug alert number: EL (24)A/62 Date issued: 9 December 2024 Wockhardt UK Limited is recalling this batch as a precautionary measure following the identification of…
As children across the country settle back into schools and nurseries after the half term break and prepare for the festive break, it may be…
Pharmacy owners have until midnight on Wednesday (11th December 2024) to complete the 2024 workforce survey, which is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. The…
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 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…
