Community Pharmacy England (CPE) - News updates

NHS England has announced that the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) has been fully extended to Detained Estate healthcare services in England The staggered rollout has allowed prescribers working in prisons to issue EPS ‘To Take Out’ (TTO) and critical prescriptions electronically to community pharmacies, thereby removing the need for paper FP10 forms. Most people are [...] The post EPS has been fully rolled out to Detained Estate prescribers appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Pharmacy owners have until 11.59pm on Monday 8th September 2025 to tell Community Pharmacy England what matters most to them, helping identify what should be prioritised in future Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) negotiations. This is particularly important as pharmacy businesses remain in a financially precarious position despite the funding uplift earlier this year. The [...] The post 2026/27 negotiating priorities – have you had your say? appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined the August concessionary prices for two products and confirmed three further price concessions for August 2025. Drug Pack size Price concession Indapamide 2.5mg tablets 28 £6.99 (previously £6.11) Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml oral solution [...] The post August 2025 Price Concessions Final Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Following the publication of the joint letter to pharmacy owners about changes to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2025/26, published on 31st March 2025, we have been working with NHS England and DHSC to finalise all the necessary requirements for the agreed changes to the contract to be introduced. One of the points [...] The post National Health campaigns for 2025/26 appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Following the publication of the joint letter to pharmacy owners about changes to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2025/26, published on 31st March 2025, we have been working with NHS England and DHSC to finalise all the necessary requirements for the agreed changes to the contract to be introduced. This has included NHS [...] The post Timings for commencement of CPCF changes announced appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Professor Dame Jenny Harries DBE DL, former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, has been appointed as non-executive Chair of the Community Pharmacy England Committee. Professor Harries brings a wealth of expertise from working in public health across all levels of Government. Through previous roles as Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, and the founding [...] The post Community Pharmacy England appoints Professor Dame Jenny Harries as new Chair appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Following a decision taken by Eli Lilly to increase its UK list prices for Mounjaro® (Tirzepatide) KwikPen® from 1 September 2025, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined the NHS reimbursement prices for all strengths of Mounjaro® dispensed from September to reflect the new, higher list prices. To avoid pharmacy owners dispensing [...] The post Mounjaro® reimbursement prices redetermined for September 2025 appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community pharmacy teams can start vaccinating pregnant women from today under the 2025/26 Adult Flu Vaccination Service. Vaccination of other eligible adult patients must not start until 1st October 2025. The service specification is clear that the NHS will not pay for vaccinations administered outside of the announced and authorised dates for vaccination. Read more about the [...] The post Flu: Vaccination of pregnant women appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) Antimicrobial stewardship – Pharmacy First consultations – clinical audit can be started from today (1st September 2025). Completion of the audit, as well as sharing anonymised data with NHS England and incorporating any learnings from the audit into future practice by the end of 31st March 2026, is a quality [...] The post PQS: Clinical audit can be started from today appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The Government has announced its intention to launch an NHS chickenpox vaccination programme in England from January 2026. The programme will see eligible children receive the vaccine during routine GP appointments, as part of the MMR vaccine. Free chickenpox vaccination offered for first time to children | GOV.UK Our Director of NHS Services, Alastair Buxton, [...] The post Chickenpox vaccination programme appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.