Welcome to the website for Community Pharmacy Arden

We represent the views, interests and priorities of pharmacy contractors in Coventry and Warwickshire and collaborate with national and local partners. We deliver credible solutions to actively improve health outcomes of the local population and beyond. At present we represent 181 community pharmacies in Coventry and Warwickshire.

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CPE stress management and building resilience workshop - facilitated by PharmaSupport

Taking place: Thursday 26th February 2026 at 7.15pm – 9pm online. This workshop explores wellbeing and building resilience.

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Data Security & Protection Toolkit 2026

Community Pharmacy England has published new guidance to help community pharmacy owners complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPTK) 2026. The Toolkit is used to make a pharmacy’s information governance (IG) declaration and must be completed by Tuesday 30th June 2026.

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Local Pharmacy Network

Introducing a new patient-facing website for Coventry and Warwickshire.

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CPPE Workshops West Midlands October 2025 – March 2026

Download the flyer for the upcoming CPPE in person training courses in the West Midlands.

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Community Pharmacy Arden Latest News

NHS Sexual Safety Charter

Whilst not a mandatory requirement, the NHS Sexual Safety Charter and completion of a self-assessment checklist against the Charter’s principles have been developed as support…

20th February 2026

Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2026 now open

Community Pharmacy England has launched its fifth annual Pharmacy Pressures Survey, and they are keen to hear from all pharmacy owners and staff. The responses…

20th February 2026

New Information Standard for the Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag

A new information standard for the reasonable adjustment digital flag, published in December, requires all NHS, health and social care providers that are publicly-funded to be…

6th February 2026

Local Mandated Health Campaign: Only Order What You Need

NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB have launched a medicine waste campaign that aims to reduce the number of medicines prescribed unnecessarily. It’s estimated that 1.6…

5th February 2026

NHS App Campaign January 2026

The 2026 NHS App campaign is part of a major, nationwide effort by NHS England to pivot towards a “digital-first” model of care, aiming to…

5th February 2026

Second National Health Campaign of 2025/26 starts on 2nd February 2026

The second national health campaign of 2025/26 starts on Monday 2nd February 2026, and all community pharmacies are required to take part by promoting the Pharmacy…

30th January 2026

Community Pharmacy England Latest News

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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: KidNaps (Melatonin) 1mg in 1ml Oral Solution (Sterling Pharmaceuticals Ltd)

MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: KidNaps (Melatonin) 1mg in 1ml Oral Solution (Sterling Pharmaceuticals Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/09 Date issued: 23 February 2026 Sterling…

23rd February 2026

Data Security and Protection Toolkit 2026 workshop now on-demand

Pharmacy owners can now watch a recording of Community Pharmacy England’s recent online workshop to help with the completion of the Data Security and Protection…

20th February 2026

Refining negotiating asks and preparing for the year ahead at February meeting

Community Pharmacy England met in London for a full Committee meeting on 4th and 5th February. Committee Members examined economic and other analysis to confirm key…

20th February 2026

New NHS Standard for the Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag (RADF)

The NHS has introduced a new Information Standard for the Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag (RADF). This standard outlines how health and care providers can record…

20th February 2026

Respecting Patient Choice for EPS nominations – an update

In November last year, we reported a number of concerns about EPS pharmacy nominations and re-nominations without patient consent.  We also said we were concerned that certain IT…

20th February 2026

DHSC Consultation on the Disclosure Regulations

The Department of Health and Social Care launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Health Service Products (Provision and Disclosure of Information) Regulations.…

20th February 2026