Nottinghamshire Local Pharmaceutical Committee

29/10/2026

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗣𝗖𝗙 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆

DHSC and NHS England have now published all the documentation related to the addition of prescribing into the CPCF and amendments to the Secretary of State Directions related to the Advanced services have been issued, providing the legal basis for prescribing to commence from today (29th October 2026).

You can access the documentation and read Community Pharmacy England's perspective and guidance on this development on their 'Prescribing within the CPCF' webpage here ⬇️

🔗 https://cpe.org.uk/national-pharmacy-services/advanced-services/prescribing-within-the-cpcf/

Pharmacy owners have been able to apply to provide prescribing services in the CPCF for 10 days and we understand that ICBs are currently processing the applications of a small number of early adopter pharmacies.

As we've mentioned previously, if you're thinking of signing up to deliver prescribing within the CPCF, please read all of the documentation contained in the link above to fully understand everything that is involved and what is expected.

27/10/2026

𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 £𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀

What a news story from Community Pharmacy England! Community pharmacies each contribute an average of £3 million worth of net benefits to the NHS, public sector, patients and wider society every year, analysis has shown.

According to economic research released by CPE last week, the community pharmacy network together delivered £31.6 billion worth of net benefits to the NHS, public sector, patients and wider society in England in 2023/24 from just a subset of services.

These net benefits are in addition to the value provided by pharmacy’s core dispensing service.

From all of us here at Community Pharmacy Nottinghamshire, thank you for doing such an incredible job. We already know the amazing contribution community pharmacy has made, and continues to make, to patients in our local communities and these figures simply prove that.

You can read the full article from CPE here ⬇️
🔗 https://cpe.org.uk/our-news/each-community-pharmacy-delivers-3-million-in-net-benefits/

Community pharmacies each contribute an average of £3 million worth of net benefits to the NHS, public sector, patients and wider society every year, analysis has shown. According to economic research released by Community Pharmacy England and published today, the community pharmacy network toget

26/10/2026

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗣𝗘'𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴

Missed Community Pharmacy England's price concessions webinar last week? No problem, you can watch it here ⬇️

🔗 https://cpe.org.uk/our-news/how-price-concessions-work-watch-our-webinar-recording/

Pharmacy owners can now watch a recorded presentation on price concessions and medicines supply issues. Presented by our in-house experts, the on-demand webinar explains how the price concessions system works and Community Pharmacy England's role in it. Almost 500 people registered for the live eve

22/10/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆

We wanted to give you a quick reminder that, as a pharmacy owner, you're required to complete the mandatory workforce survey by 𝟭𝟭.𝟱𝟵𝗽𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

You can access the survey here 🔗 https://cpe.org.uk/our-news/reminder-complete-the-2026-mandatory-workforce-survey/

Pharmacy owners are reminded of the requirement to complete the 2026 workforce survey, which is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. The data will be collected via an online survey which can be accessed by logging into the NHSBSA's Manage Your Service (MYS) portal. The survey will

21/10/2026

Huge thanks to Alice Clapham and all the team at Lane Pharmacy Pharmacy in Mansfield for welcoming Steve Yemm MP into their pharmacy last week.

Alice gave Steve his seasonal flu vaccination and took the opportunity to talk about the amazing work - including Pharmacy First, Pharmacy Contraception Service and Hypertension Case Finding to name a few - that community pharmacy teams are delivering in Mansfield and across Nottinghamshire!

Commented Steve: "Flu can be much more than a bad cold, especially for people at greater risk. If you’re eligible for a free NHS flu vaccine, I’d encourage you to book yours before winter."

20/10/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴?

Here at Community Pharmacy Nottinghamshire, we know many contractors are thinking about signing up for Independent Prescribing within the CPCF. Current documentation and draft specification are changing almost on a daily basis with Community Pharmacy England rightly advising that: “…pharmacy owners await publication of all the documentation before making a decision on whether to sign up to provide prescribing, in order that they are fully cognisant of all the requirements they will have to comply with.”

And that’s our advice too. Please don’t sign up to something until you have had the opportunity to fully understand the commitment you and your team will be making. Please also be aware that if the documentation you read is still a “draft” version, you must read the final version when it is published in case there are any changes.

There is a fundamental additional requirement to this service compared to other services your pharmacy may provide, and this is described in the Professional assurance framework for delivering NHS community pharmacy clinical services. You can read that here ⬇️
🔗 https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/professional-assurance-framework-for-delivering-nhs-community-pharmacy-clinical-services/ .

Currently the most comprehensive repository of information can be found on the CPE website here ⬇️
🔗 https://cpe.org.uk/national-pharmacy-services/advanced-services/prescribing-within-the-cpcf/

So, if you are considering signing up for Independent Prescribing with the CPCF, please set aside some time to read ALL elements of this page as they will guide you through the myriad of information and provide key preparation to ensure you don’t miss anything.

We’ll post regularly with the latest developments but if you have any questions, please email our services implementation manager, Mike Jones at [email protected] who will be happy to assist.

14/10/2026

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿

Got questions about medicines shortages and how price concessions are reached?

Learn more and ask your questions in Community Pharmacy England's 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 tomorrow, Thursday 15th October at 7pm.

You can register here to attend ⬇️
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05/10/2026

𝗖𝗣𝗖𝗙 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟮𝟳 - 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻
𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

The first CPCF 2026/27 mandatory national health campaign has begun. It focuses on the expectation that pharmacy staff are treated with respect so they can undertake their professional practice safely, and in the best interest of both patients and the people working in our pharmacies.

How to meet the requirements of the campaign
Pharmacy owners must promote the campaign to the public during the campaign period (Monday 5th October 2026 to Sunday 25th October 2026).

You can use assets developed by NHS England or Community Pharmacy England. Links below:

NHSE - https://campaignresources.dhsc.gov.uk/campaigns/nhs-primary-care/nhs-staff-respect/pharmacy-assets/
CPE - https://cpe.org.uk/quality-and-regulations/clinical-governance/security-and-personal-safety/

You can meet the requirements of the campaigns in several ways, by promoting the campaign messages to the public, including any of the following:

✅ Displaying posters relating to the campaign topics at the pharmacy;
✅ Information on your pharmacy’s website; or
✅ Information posted on your pharmacy’s social media channels.

30/09/2026

𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗹𝘂 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲

Ahead of the main adult roll-out of this year's flu vaccination service tomorrow, our fabulous vice chair, and superintendent pharmacist at Vantage Pharmacy Nishant Patel, has recorded this 2-minute video highlighting his top 10 tips to help you and your team deliver a successful seasonal flu vaccination service.

Over to you Nish!

30/09/2026

𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴; 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗧 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

NHS England are hosting a webinar at 6:30pm-7:30pm on Thursday 1st October 2026 to provide an update on the IT solutions that community pharmacy contractors will need to have in place to support the introduction of Prescribing within Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework advanced services.

The webinar will cover key IT requirements, available digital options, implementation timelines and next steps for contractors.

Pharmacy owners, pharmacists and other pharmacy colleagues are invited to attend.

Please register with an organisation email address to ensure you have access to the webinar. If you use a personal email address you will be asked to reregister.

Register here 🔗 https://www.events.england.nhs.uk/events/getting-ready-for-prescribing-it-options

Questions about this event?
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