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BOB ICB aims to prevent ill health and reduce the impact of poor health through coordinated Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) prevention. From November 2024, BOB ICB…

Community Pharmacy England are asking pharmacy owners to share their views and concerns before their next Committee meeting in November to help support their work…

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) highlighted the insufficient reimbursement for the dispensing of NHS prescriptions based on NPA analysis.  The NPA reports that the reimbursement…

Community Pharmacy Thames Valley have been inviting MPs to visit local pharmacies in the area to show them the value of community pharmacy, but also…

Do your patients require any support? If you know someone who may need assistance, the NHS CARE Volunteer Responders may be able to help with…

The local Minor Ailment Scheme for pharmacies targets low-income patients and their dependents, providing a concise list of OTC medicines in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and…

The Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances and NHSE’s Patient Safety Team want feedback from healthcare professionals on safety concerns related to Nutritional Borderline Substances like…

Pharmacist Support’s ACTNow wellbeing campaign is running from 18th October to 8th November. This year’s focus is on changing the culture within the pharmacy profession,…

UK SAYS NO MORE is working with pharmacies, banks and selected jobcentres across the UK to provide Safe Spaces in their consultation rooms for people…

University of Exeter Medical Health School are leading a survey on behalf of NIHR to look into how community pharmacy staff engage with customers about potential cancer…

The South East Pharmacy Commissioning Hub has been informed by UKHSA that some care homes in the South East have struggled to access LFD tests…

The Medicines Optimisation Team (MOT) in BOB ICB is working with GP practices to switch patients to generic medicines, highlighted in the NHS BSA Potential…

Keele University, School of Medicine are working on a study to understand what role community pharmacy can play in supporting people with Long Covid. They are looking…

Covid-19 Vaccination service starts 3rd October, for all eligible groups. Promotional materials and resources for use to display and promote uptake of the service can…

From 3rd October, all eligible groups can begin under the Flu Vaccination service. Promotional materials and resources for use to display and promote uptake of…

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 30TH OCTOBER 2024! Important Update for action: Patient safety notification for contractors using EMIS PharmOutcomes IT system. All pharmacy contractors are now…

A joint campaign between Stoptober and Stop for Life Oxon “IT’S WELL WORTH IT” has been launched.  To support the campaign digital resources and printouts…

NHS England have launched the CPTA programme and will be providing a training contribution of £15,053 per trainee, per year for two years to support…

In addition to the NHSE webinars, there will be an additional webinar specifically for the South East region on 1st October from 7-8pm. We appreciate…

NHS England have announced the launch of the Newly Qualified Pharmacist pathway for 2024/2025. This offering from NHSE aims to link the initial education and…

The platform for accessing the SCAN (South Central Antimicrobial Network) Guidelines for Antibiotic Prescribing in the Community is moving. There will be no change to the…

Valproate update Men taking valproate and their partners are being advised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to use effective contraception because…

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is moving toward initiating Trurapi insulin as a replacement for Novorapid; Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Surrey Heartlands have…

Community Pharmacy England (CPE) have released a short animation to educate MPs about the vital role and challenges of community pharmacies and highlight key messages. …

NHS England is rolling out a new clinical system – CLEO SOLO from Cleo systems, which allows community pharmacists in the independent prescriber Pathfinder programme…

NHS England has issued a letter to ICBs which providing guidance for general practices and community pharmacies regarding healthcare plans for the people who are being released…

It has been highlighted that there have been a few patients who have not been able to fill their prescription for fidaxomicin at community pharmacies…