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ENTER NOW – PrescQIPP 2026 Annual Awards Deadline: 15th May 2026 Open to all teams working with the NHS across all sectors You’ve got to…

NHS England are pleased to announce the launch of the Community Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme (CPTAP) 2026. This programme supports Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPTs) to…

NHS England are pleased to share details of the forthcoming Creating Coaching Champions online workshops, delivered by NHS England, and warmly encourage you to attend and…

Dear Stakeholder A warm welcome to NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board. Today marks an important moment, as we focus on establishing an organisation which…

Applications for NHS England funded independent prescribing courses are open. Pharmacists from all sectors, including community pharmacy and locums, are invited to take advantage of…

The latest edition of the Healthwatch Oxfordshire briefing is linked below: 2nd April 2026

The latest edition of the new, monthly BOB Medicines Optimisation newsletter is available to view at: BOB Medicines Optimisation Bulletin – March 2026 Volume 5…

NHS Frimley ICB are encouraging pharmacy contractors to sign up to the Sexual Safety Charter if you haven’t done so already, complete the self assurance…

Easter 2026 Bank Holiday Posters detailing which pharmacies will be open across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire can be viewed below: Berkshire – Easter BH 2026…

Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Frimley and Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire and West Berkshire ICBs have been awarded Teach and Treat funding from the national expressions of…

As we are now approaching the end of the 2025/26 Autumn/Winter flu and COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, Public Health and COVID-19 Team are launching a short…

As part of NHS England’s programme to implement Integrated Care Board (ICB) mergers and population boundary changes from 1 April 2026, there will be four…

Mpox cases in England are increasing, particularly in London and the North – West. In the last 6 weeks there has been an increase of…

Pharmacy Contractors NHS Frimley (North East Hampshire, Bracknell Forest, Slough, RBWM, Surrey Heath and Farnham). A reminder that from 1st April, new organisational boundaries will come…

Download the latest edition of the Frimley ICB Prescribing Newsletter: Frimley ICB Prescribing Newsletter February 2026 An archive of previous editions is available here.

The CPPE Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) Programme is a fantastic opportunity for pharmacy technicians to build advanced skills, increase confidence and play a key…

Communications International Group (CIG) is delighted to announce that the RoE Awards are now open for entries. Pharmacy teams from across the UK are encouraged…

Community Pharmacies face increased pressure as Business Rate Rise is announced for April 2026. We would encourage all pharmacy contractors to write to their MP…

Community Pharmacy England will be holding a webinar in collaboration with NHS England about the new Seasonal Vaccination Service on Wednesday 21st January at 7.30pm. The…

Following successful procurement, we begin 2026 with the need to implement new clinical waste processes to complete.  The implementation of the new service provider will…

There have been some recent incidents where community pharmacies have refused to dispense prescriptions issued by Independent Prescriber (IP) NMPs. All prescriptions involved were correctly…

The service specifications for the COVID-19 and Influenza Seasonal Vaccination Programmes for 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027 have been published, along with a…

The Early Career Pharmacist Supervisor Resource Library is now live. Visit the new Futures Page to find out more. This curated library has been developed to support…

Community pharmacies in North East Hampshire, Farnham, Surrey Heath and East Berkshire are invited to sign up for NHS Frimley’s Winter Minor Ailments Service (Dec 2025–Mar 2026).…

I would like to share with you, the annual survey from Paula Higginson, our Head of Learning Development, where we ask for ideas and thoughts…

Please see attached the next message to be distributed, in a series produced under the oversight of the Frimley ICS Medicines Safety Group. These summarise…

Community pharmacies in North East Hampshire, Farnham, Surrey Heath and East Berkshire are invited to sign up for NHS Frimley’s Winter Minor Ailments Service (Dec 2025–Mar 2026).…

CPPE have released their latest core workshops which include online and face to face events.  The workshops are open for booking now. For more details…