Community Pharmacy England (CPE) - News updates

On the eve of World Pharmacists Day on 25th September 2025,  an annual awareness day led by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), we’re celebrating the vital role pharmacists play in improving healthcare access and supporting communities across the country. Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Community Pharmacy England, said: “On World Pharmacists Day, we thank all [...] The post World Pharmacists Day 2025 appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

ITV News, Independent, BBC News, The Sun Parents will be able to get their two and three year olds vaccinated against flu at local pharmacies for the first time ever this autumn. Around 4,000 pharmacies have signed up to deliver the vaccine to the 1.2 million eligible toddlers from next week, making it easier than [...] The post Pharmacies to offer free nasal flu vaccine for toddlers appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Distance selling premises (DSP) pharmacies will no longer be able to provide Directed services (Advanced, National Enhanced and Enhanced Services)* face-to-face with patients at the pharmacy premises from 1st October 2025. From this date, DSP pharmacies will only be able to provide Directed services remotely from the DSP premises, similar to the delivery of Essential [...] The post DSPs: Service changes from 1st October 2025 appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (23/09/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for September 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Amiodarone 200mg tablets 28 £5.97 Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets 100 £8.38 Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets 30 £1.23 Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets 100 £4.10 Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £4.95 Fenofibrate micronised 267mg capsules 28 £5.80 [...] The post September 2025 Price Concessions 2nd Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community Pharmacy England will be holding a webinar about the changes to the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) on Thursday 9th October at 7.30pm. The main changes to the service are the addition of oral emergency contraception to the service and the ability of pharmacy technicians to provide the service. On the night, Alastair Buxton, Director [...] The post Webinar: Emergency contraception and the PCS appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Policy discussion backs pharmacy’s leading role in providing community-based care at a party conference event organised by Community Pharmacy England. As part of important work building relationships with politicians and health policy influencers, representatives from Community Pharmacy England are attending the Liberal Democrat Party Conference. This continues our influencing programme to shape better outcomes for [...] The post Pharmacy’s role backed at Liberal Democrat Conference event appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

As part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts  series, Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video on the paper prescription sorting and submission process. For the end-of-month submission, pharmacy teams are required to sort the month’s paper dispensing activity. For the paper prescription sorting and submission process, pharmacy teams [...] The post Funding & Reimbursement Shorts: Paper prescription sorting and submission process appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

NHS England’s annual Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey opens today (Monday 22nd September 2025). Completion of the survey is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. The survey will close at 11.59pm on Friday 21st November 2025. How to complete the survey The 2025 survey contains the same questions as the 2024 survey, focusing on the number [...] The post 2025 mandatory workforce survey opens today appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community Pharmacy England has released a series of resources to help pharmacy owners and their teams to implement and promote the new Community Pharmacy NHS Childhood Flu Vaccination Service. A variety of resources are available to read and download, including checklists, a briefing guide, posters, social media content, flyers and a local press release. The [...] The post Childhood Flu Vac: resources to implement and promote the service appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (19/09/2025) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for September 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets 60 £6.82 Amiodarone 100mg tablets 28 £2.75 Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free 100 £25.79 Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £4.50 Ibuprofen 600mg tablets 84 £8.58 [...] The post September 2025 Price Concessions 1st Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.