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Are you interested in building your discussion skills around vaccine hesitancy? Let’s Talk About Vaccines is a training session to help build your confidence, skills…

Summer Bank Holiday Posters detailing which pharmacies will be open across the Southeast of England on Monday 25 August 2025 is available for your information.…

Pharmacy contractors can gain valuable insights by exploring the GP Patient Survey results – a powerful tool that reveals patient experiences across England. Whether you’re…

Contractors can register to provide the community pharmacy flu vaccination service for two and three-year-olds on the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal from today (1…

The Southern Gambling Service is a service thats sits within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust but offers services across the south…

Community pharmacies not already registered with NBS who wish to publish flu vaccination appointments will soon be able to request access. They will be instructed…

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The annual flu letter has been updated to reflect the national pilot that is planned for community pharmacies to provide flu vaccines to 2-3 year…

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…

UKHSA has been notified of several individuals with iatrogenic botulism linked with cosmetic procedures across England, including one large outbreak in the Northeast. The purpose…

The updated national diphtheria guidance now includes support for severe C. diphtheriae cases and managing infection clusters in vulnerable settings. Cases should follow current protocols…

Activate is a brand-new animated series co-created by Joe Wicks MBE and Studio AKA (Hey Duggee) to get children moving more. Backed by the government,…

The final list of pharmacy openings and closures across the Southeast Region for the Summer Bank Holiday (Monday, 25th August 2025) will be finalised by Monday,…

NHS Frimley ICB has provided the position statement for labelling of dispensed oral medicines for children for pharmacy contractors. Labelling-Position-Statement-V1

The latest edition of the Healthwatch Buckinghamshire Newsletter is linked below: Healthwatch Bucks Newsletter June 2025  

Community pharmacies participating in the autumn/winter Covid-19 and flu vaccination campaigns will soon need to select a Point of Care (PoC) supplier. To support this, pharmacy colleagues…

Maha Alkhaldi, a PhD researcher at the School of Pharmacy, Newcastle University, is inviting pharmacy technicians, counter staff, and pharmacy assistants to take part in…

To support the Foundation Training Year NHS England will be running a series of drop in session for al DSs and DPPs in the South…

In accordance with the Pharmaceutical Regulations, we are collating the detail of pharmaceutical provision during the Christmas & New Year Bank Holidays 2025-26 bank holiday…

Following the Government acceptance of JCVI’s advice on the COVID-19 programme, today NHS England has published the Flu and COVID-19 Seasonal Vaccination Programme: Autumn/ Winter…

The Summer 2025 edition of the Oxfordshire Public Health newsletter, which includes details of public health campaigns and project updates, is now available to view.…

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has a contract with Heales Medical for Occupational Health (OH) Services, providing support for needlestick injuries among…

Loneliness Awareness Week 2025 takes place from 9th-15th June, presenting a valuable opportunity to address the growing concern of loneliness. This year’s theme, “Meeting Loneliness…

Applications for NHS England funded independent prescribing courses are open. We encourage pharmacists from across sectors, including community pharmacy and locums, to seize this opportunity.…

Stay informed with the Pharmacy Academy podcast channel! Get weekly updates on crucial pharmacy-related topics ,crafted using insights from NHS, CPE, and PGD information, then…

There has been a few queries raised about the Pharmacy First bundling requirement, so we want to ensure everyone is fully aware of the upcoming…

Frimley ICB have provide an update on the future of ICB’s read all the latest information. Frimley Health and Care ICS Letter  

Freddie Van Mierlo MP for Henley and Thame visited Bensons Pharmacy in Oxfordshire on Monday, 19th May, where he met with Vikash Patel, the pharmacy’s…

Commissioned by NHS England and supported by the Greener NHS programme, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s digital toolkit helps pharmacy teams reduce the environmental impact of pharmaceutical care…