CPE Newsletters
February 25: First Category H prices published; Stress management workshop; PQS declaration closes Friday; Seasonal vaccination provider guide; Supply updates
February 23: Help quantify pharmacy pressures; Pharmacy First urgent supplies briefing; NHS Standard for Reasonable Adjustment flag; Disclosure Regs consultation; KidNaps recall
February 20: Negotiating asks and year ahead discussed at Committee meeting; DSP Toolkit webinar on-demand; Imminent PQS declaration deadline; Patient choice for EPS nomination
February 18: What you need to know on Category H; Childhood Flu Vac Service success story; Out-of-pocket expenses video guide; Supply updates
February 16: Pharmacy’s vital role highlighted in Parliamentary inquiry; Morrisons pharmacy sales are warning for Government; Stress management and building resilience workshop
February 13: Join our upcoming Category H webinar; Patient-facing website promoting pharmacy; New dispensing factsheet; Stress management workshop
February 12: Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2026 now open; Empowering Pharmacy Technicians workshop; Inclusive Royal College of Pharmacy proposals; Dispensing and Supply updates
February 09: Supporting wellbeing in community pharmacy; Media Training Session; COVID-19 vac: Setting up FDP access
February 06: Improved prices for Rosuvastatin & Trimethoprim; Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2026; Royal College of Pharmacy consultation; Patient safety alert
February 04: Medicine shortages now a “national security risk” say Lords; Category H guidance; Pharmacy First myth busting; MHRA recalls
February 02: PQS declaration window opens; National Health campaign; Spring C-19 Vacs registration deadline; Supply updates
January 30: Webinar on Category H; New NHSBSA submission address; Recent press work; Dispensing and Supply updates
January 28: MPs engage in ‘Future of Primary Care’ event; CPE hosts Media Training; Dispensing and Supply updates
January 26: DHSC gets first-hand experience of pharmacy teams’ challenges; Seasonal Vacs Service updates; AMS Pharmacy First audit; Referred back items video short
January 23: CPE pushes Minister for roadmap to recovery; Patient-facing website promotes pharmacy; Adipine® and Fixapost® SSPs expiring early; Sexual Safety Charter; Isotretinoin update
January 21: Data Security & Protection Toolkit guidance; National health campaign; Upcoming webinars; Patient abuse poll; Supply updates
January 19: Register for our Data Security Toolkit webinar; Painkiller drugs shortages hit pharmacies; Patient abuse poll closing soon
January 16: Updated guide on FP34C submissions; Future of primary care event; Self-care strategy group statement on self-care; Creon® SSPs extended
January 14: Pharmacy Pressures: Why your voice matters in 2026; Joint work with Pharmacist Support; Pharmacy First myth busting series; Discontinuation of Subutex® & Suboxone®
January 12: Seasonal Vaccination Service webinar; Pharmacies in crisis; AMS Pharmacy First audit; NHS Healthy Choices Quiz; Dispensing and Supply updates
January 09: Media Training for Pharmacy Owners, Team Members and LPCs; Flu payments change; Invite your MP to Primary Care Parliamentary event; Updated endorsement guidance
January 07: 2026 Regional Roadshows; New Drug Tariff Category H; Spring C-19 Vacs registration; Retrospective top-up payments; Nestlé SMA Formula Recall
January 05: Patient abuse poll – share your experiences; 2026 Advance payment timetable; Centralised vac supplies survey; Supply notices
January 02: Invite your MP to primary care briefing; CEO end of year message; Tell us about your experiences; 2026 Regional Roadshows
December 29: Special Newsletter: Dispensing & Supply Notices
December 23: CEO Blog: A year of intense pressures; Drug Tariff updates; Regional roadshows in 2026; Updated SCS service spec and PGDs published; Important dates webpage; Dispensing and Supply updates
December 19: Pharmacies hanging on by a thread; Adipine® XL and Fixapost® SSPs; Hub & Spoke update and webinar; Rybelsus® safety update; Changes to newsletter schedule
December 17: Measuring the impact of patient abuse; Pharmacy supervision legislation update; Explore our 2024/25 Annual Report
December 15: New joint service spec for C-19 vac and Adult Flu vac published with fee uplifts in 2026; Media Training offer; Catch up on our Funding and Reimbursement Shorts; Supply updates
December 12: Tell us about patient abuse and other challenges; Surge in flu vaccine demand; CPE and Luther Pendragon shortlisted for Public Affairs Awards
December 10: Primary care bodies joint Budget statement; Curbing patient abuse; Dispensing and Supply updates
December 08: Media training offer; CPPE digital healthcare learning; Dispensing & Supply Updates
December 05: LPC plan pharmacy’s path in NHS transformation; Our CEO’s latest blog; Dispensing and Supply updates
December 03: Disallowed items explained in new video guide; Have you seen our 2024/25 Annual Report?; Dispensing and Supply updates
December 01: Committee considers upcoming negotiations; Our work safeguarding the future; NHSmail to change as NHS.net Connect
November 28: Budget changes could cost pharmacies millions; FS endorsement to cover TB treatments; EPS nomination guidance; Dispensing and Supply Updates
November 26: Chancellor announces Budget; New DHSC resources on medicine shortages; Dispensing and Supply updates
November 26: Chancellor announces Budget; New DHSC resources on medicine shortages; Dispensing and Supply updates
November 25: New report sets out opportunity to make community pharmacies cornerstone of neighbourhood health
November 24: Aligning community pharmacy with wider healthcare policies; NHSE Pharmacy Practice Week; SSPs claiming tips
November 21: Re:State’s Future-fit NHS report; No change to NHS prescription charges for 2026/27; Underinvestment threatening patient access to pharmacy; APPG report on pharmacy potential; Ministry of Defence to use paper FP10 forms
November 19: Workforce survey closing on Friday; Antimicrobial stewardship; CPE Staffing and Morale report
November 17: New video guide on Referred back items; ESPAUR report highlights Pharmacy First impact; Workforce survey; NHSBSA webinars reminder.
November 14: New representatives join Community Pharmacy England Committee; NHS England CPCF webinars; Workforce survey deadline.
November 12: Report highlights deepening pharmacy staffing crisis📈; Advance Payments now include Flu and Covid-19 activity; Updated CPPE NMS resources
November 10: Winter Pressures poll closing tonight; Inclusive Pharmacy Practice Week; Workforce survey; Dispensing and Supply updates
November 07: Director of Research and Insights gives evidence at Parliamentary Inquiry; Retrospective price changes prevent £58k loss; Winter pressures poll closes on Monday
November 05 : Pharmacy owners asked to share winter concerns; Pharmacy First IT update and patient feedback; Workforce survey 2025
November 03: One week left to complete the Winter Pressures poll; Changes to Advance Payments for consistently over-declared items; LFD service myth busting; HRT PPC update
October 31: Avoid EPS claiming errors with our new guide; Share your views on winter pressures; Dispensing and Supply updates
October 29: PCS and NMS expansions began today; LFD service myth busting; NHS App research; Dispensing and Supply notices.
October 27: Tell us your views about this coming winter; Go-live date confirmed for expanded PCS and NMS; ACTNow campaign returns; Attend our Hub & Spoke webinar
October 27: PCS and NMS expansions to go live on 29th October
October 24: Draft response to pharmacist flexibilities proposals; LFD myth busting; Winter readiness poll; Cefalexin SSPs extended; Manufacturer contingency
October 22: One week to go until planned ‘go-live’ for PCS and NMS changes; Joint primary care parliament event; NHS.net Connect; Hub & Spoke webinar
October 20: Poll on winter readiness & impact of C-19 vac issues; National Health campaign; Workforce survey; Medicines supply notices
October 17: Hub and Spoke regulatory changes webinar; LFD Service; Final call: Committee opportunity for Independent owners.
October 15: Working to drive better outcomes for the sector; Price concessions resources; Sign up to Primary Care Bulletin; Medicine supply notices
October 13: Pharmacy Show 2025; Committee opportunity for Independent owners; Our Annual Report – an animated guide.
October 10: Covid-19 vac compensation claim for pharmacy owners; Negotiating strategy addressed during September Committee Meeting; Prescription Item Reports; Fire risk with Emollients.
October 08: Sector’s role backed at Conservative conference; 2025/26 National Health Campaigns; C-19 vac eligibility confusion; Changes to Advance Payments for consistently over-declared items; Training updates.
October 06: Contraception service webinar; Important dates webpage; Discover how our influence is delivering change; Workforce survey.
October 04: Community Pharmacy England at this year’s Pharmacy Show:
October 03: C-19 vac eligibility resources; Independent owners invited to join committee; Review our key moments in 2024/25; Scan-to-shelf digital survey; Extended Estradot® SSPs
October 01: Services and regulatory changes coming into effect
October 01: Minister speaks at CPE event; Explore our 2024/25 Annual Report; Hub & spoke briefing; 1st October changes; Bisoprolol reimbursement.
September 30: ABPM bundling requirement to be delayed; plus sign up to correct Adult Flu PGD
September 29: CEO’s blog on influencing for the future; CPE expands research and LPC support functions; Guide to paper prescription sorting and submission; Dispensing & Supply updates
September 26: 1st October changes – a services summary; Committee composition update; Cefalexin SSPs extended; NHSBSA webinars
September 25: 1st October changes – a services summary; Committee composition update; Cefalexin SSPs extended; NHSBSA webinars
September 24: Emergency contraception and the PCS webinar; World Pharmacists Day; Toddler flu jabs media coverage; Pharmacy teams encouraged to get flu jab
September 22: Sector backed at the Liberal Democrat Conference; Mandatory workforce survey opens; New video guide on paper prescription sorting and submission
September 19: Get ready for the Childhood Flu Vac rollout; Stoptober returns; Admelog supply notice.
September 17: Childhood Flu vac resources; Pharmacy First patient feedback still welcomed; Top tips to maximise dispensing income
September 15: NHS App development to be discussed by IT Group; Hear about our work at the Pharmacy Show; Research strategy survey
September 12: Regulatory changes from 1st October; Flu vac start date and promotion; FreeStyle® Libre 2 Sensor discontinued
September 10: MPs briefed on latest pharmacy data; Childhood Flu vac PGD published; NHSBSA prescription processing webinars
September 08: Poll deadline extended – have your say on negotiating priorities; Important dates for September; Dispensing and Supply updates
September 05: Have your say on 2026/27 negotiations priorities; Hub and Spoke dispensing terms; EPS fully rolled out to prison prescribers; Emergency Alert test this Sunday
September 03: 2025/26 National Health campaigns; Parliamentary drop-in event; Pharmacy leadership webinar; Pharmacy research strategy survey
September 01: Timings of CPCF changes announced, Mounjaro® reimbursement prices, PQS: Clinical audit, Poll: 2026/27 CPCF Negotiating Priorities
August 29: Adult Flu vacs service fee imposed; End of month submission guide; Dispensing and Supply updates
August 27: Pharmacy owners subsidising NHS services; CEO’s update on the next CPCF; Mounjaro® reimbursement prices redetermined for September; Dispensing updates
August 22: On-demand Childhood Flu Vac webinar; Retrospective price changes prevent £312k loss; PQS gateway criterion deadline; Dispensing & Supply Updates
August 18: Last chance to register for child flu vac webinar; Obesity pathway programme; National Emergency Alerts
August 15: Help inform CPCF negotiating priorities; Dapagliflozin tablets reimbursement; Trainee wellbeing campaign; Supply updates
August 13: Publication of PQS clinical audit paperwork; Work to improve medicines supply; GPhC advises on emerging concerns; Call to join prescription tracking pilot
August 11: Ongoing rollout of prescription tracker; Medicines not covered by the HRT PPC; Digital phoneline switchover; Book now for Childhood Flu Vac Service webinar
August 08: Have your say on future direction of the CPCF; Workshops to inform Committee discussions; Improved July 2025 concessions; Register to use NBS for flu vac booking
August 06: Choosing your flu vaccination IT system; See our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts; Pharmacy Show 2025; Estradiol supply notice.
August 04: Webinar on Childhood Flu Vac Service; National Booking System available for pharmacies; Dispensing and Supply Updates
August 01: Children’s Flu Vac registration opens; Keep supporting the Pharmacy First survey; Upcoming changes to MYS; Dispensing and Supply Updates
July 30: New webpage on Childhood Flu Vacs service; CPAF screening survey closes tomorrow; Dispensing and Supply Updates
July 28: Last few days for CPAF screening; Important dates for August; NHSBSA prescription processing webinars; Dispensing and Supply updates
July 25: Pharmacy flu vac booking available via NBS; CPAF screening closing soon; New PCSE delivery pilot in Yorkshire; Supply updates
July 23: Children Flu Vac service to be launched in October; Updating your pharmacy’s NHS profile; EPS nomination principles; Expiry of Venlafaxine SSP
July 21: Flu vac service spec published; Pharmacy First June claims deadline; Inform safe medicines use in palliative care
July 18: Draft supervision legislation; Join us at the Pharmacy Show; Complete your CPAF screening survey; Pack size update for Xarelto®
July 16: Highlighting the value of investing in community pharmacy; CPAF screening closes on 31st July; Supply notice for Abidec® Multivitamin drops
July 14: Translated Pharmacy First posters now available; Future of Pharmacy workshop coming to London; Call to join cybersecurity support pilot
July 11: Complete the CPAF screening survey; IT supplier webinars; Dispensing and Supply updates.
July 09: MPs call for medicines supply system reforms; New PQS resources; Retrospective reimbursement prevents £115k loss; Join us to shape the future of pharmacy; Briefing on 10 Year Health Plan
July 07: Streamlined DMS claim process now live; NHSBSA webinars for pharmacy teams; GLP-1 receptor agonists safety guidance; Zaditen eye drops recall
July 04: 10-Year Health Plan outlines expanded role for pharmacies; T28 waste charge proposal dropped; CPCF key dates webpage; Regional workshops continue; Dispensing and Supply updates.
July 03: 10-Year Plan: Community pharmacies to play vital role in LTC support and vaccine delivery
July 02: Workshops registration extended; Meet our Pricing Audit Team; Latest on NHSE Digital & Tech; Dispensing and Supply updates
June 30: Medicines supply issues persist; Public support for Pharmacy First; Service Fee Advances guidance; July Category M prices; CPAF screening survey
June 27: CPCF changes and future planning discussed in June Committee; Draft service documentation updates; Flu and COVID-19 jab dates; Dispensing and Supply updates
June 25: Shaping Pharmacy’s Future event registration extended; Urgent: Complete your Data Security Toolkit; DMS changes from July
June 23: LPC Chairs and MPs discuss the future of pharmacy; Pharmacy First claims for March-May; SSP for Venlafaxine tablets; Rearranging core opening hours
June 20: We’re coming to a town near you; Last chance to share views on CPCF changes; Support for patients with osteoporosis; Dispensing and Supply updates
June 18: Don’t miss out on sharing your views with us; Time running out to complete Data Security Toolkit; See us at the Pharmacy Show; Funded IP courses; Cybersecurity support pilot.
June 16: Joint primary care statement on Spending Review; Pharmacy First patient views needed; Levemir® FlexPen® and Levemir® Penfill® supply notice
June 13: Streamlined DMS claims coming; We’re coming to Yorkshire & the North East; Feed into our Committee’s work; Dispensing updates.
June 11: Our response to Spending Review Outcome; LFD eligibility changes coming into effect; Clinical record keeping e-learning; Dispensing and Supply updates
June 09: New vaccine IT system framework; Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship application deadline; ‘Future of Pharmacy’ workshops; Paracetamol tablets recall
June 06: Poll on CPCF changes and financial resilience; CPCF key dates webpage; Extended SSPs for Estradot® patches
June 04: Join Our 2025 Workshops; Pharmacy IT Group discusses CPCF IT and EPS Tracker; How to use the ‘FS’ exemption correctly; Dispensing and Supply Updates
June 02: Regulatory changes coming into force this month; Future of Pharmacy workshops near you; Pharmacy First Service changes now in effect; Prescription switching resources
May 30: Imminent Pharmacy First payment changes; Data Security Toolkit deadline; New special containers; C-19 vacs provision from October; Tick bites and Lyme disease resources
May 28: Join our 2025 Workshops; Pharmacy First bundling FAQs; FP34C and prescription submission; Funded IP courses
May 23: LFD service eligibility update; Discontinuation of Nystan® and other Dispensing and Supply updates; Join our growing LPC and Pharmacy Support Team
May 21: Call to expand pharmacy respiratory services; Summary of CPCF regulatory changes; Medicine supply notices
May 19: Eligibility changes to LFD service; Pharmacy First bundling requirement; BD ChloraPrep Clear recall; Patient feedback survey
May 16: CPCF support and next steps discussed at Committee Meeting; End of antiviral medicine prescribing; Dispensing and Supply updates.
May 14: Claim PQS Aspiration payment in next 2 days; FAQs on Pharmacy First caps; Retrospective reimbursements for March 2025; Promoting NHS PPCs
May 12: Pharmacy First monthly payment changes from June; Explore our dedicated CPCF settlement webpage; Patient stories wanted
May 09: Still time to claim PQS Aspiration payment; Cefalexin 250mg/5ml SSP reactivated; Pharmacy First caps for May 2025; DSP FAQs.
May 07: CPCF key dates webpage; Watch our Prescription switching video guide; Call for patient views on Pharmacy First; Medicine supply notices
May 02: End of month submissions; NMS claiming reminder; SSP extensions; Dispensing and Supply updates
May 01: PQS: The Aspiration payment window is now open
April 30: Health Stakeholders given pharmacy update; Hub and Spoke legislation laid; Prescription Charge Card for 2025/26; Last chance on CPCF poll
April 28: No change to NHS prescription charges for 2025/26; NMS claiming guidance; Drug Tariff updates; Detained Estates EPS issue
April 25: Margin explainer; New video guide on Prescription switching; Participate in our CPCF poll and event; Dispensing and Supply updates
April 23: Don’t miss our final CPCF changes event; Share your views on the funding settlement; Prescription charge unchanged for May; Expiry of Government Paxlovid® stockpile
April 16: Share your CPCF settlement views and attend our in-person event; Uplift to advanced payments for April and May; Fentanyl patches supply notice
April 14: Attend our CPCF event in London; OPD updates and resources; GPhC’s Enforcement Notice; RSV and Pertussis vacs tender opens in North West
April 11: Attend our CPCF in-person event; GPhC’s warning on emerging risks in pharmacy practice; CPCF webpage; Dispensing and Supply updates.
April 09: Community Pharmacy England briefs MPs on CPCF settlement; UKHSA AMR awareness campaign; Vaccination Point-of-Care solutions survey; Synalar Gel recall
April 08: Contract Changes
April 07: Join our CPCF Roadshow events; Clinical services to be included in advance payments; Dispensing and Supply Updates
April 04: CPCF FAQs published; Join NHS England’s CPCF webinar; GP Connect Access Record rollout; Tax Credit exemptions ending this week; Estradot® supply updates
April 03: Contract changes
April 02: Don’t miss our CPCF events; Updated April 2025 Drug Tariff; 2025/26 LFD Service; PQS 2025/26 Workbook; Medicine Recall
March 31: Funding settlement resources and events; Expiry of Government Lagevrio® stockpile; Important Drug Tariff updates; New Pharmacy Quality Scheme
March 31: CPCF arrangements for 2024/25 and 2025/26 announced
March 28: Economic Analysis published; Hub and Spoke Model 1 coming soon; Prescription charge unchanged for April
March 26: Volunteer support available for C-19 vacs sites; Update your NHS Profile Manager; Tender deadline for RSV & Pertussis vacs; Megestrol tablets supply notification
March 24: 2024/25 Flu vac service ends; Cybersecurity survey; Research on use of progestogen-only pills; Patient case studies
March 21: No change to NHS Prescription Charge in April 2025; Tax Credit exemptions ending; Call for patient views on Pharmacy First
March 19: Important CPCF dates webpage; Discount Deduction webpage; Pharmacy First FAQs.
March 17: Patient stories wanted; CPCF negotiations; Pharmacy IT group summary; OPD resources available; Discontinuation of Promixin®
March 14: Tender opens for RSV & Pertussis vacs; Optimising NHSmail; RPS Special Resolution Vote now open; Dispensing and Supply updates.
March 12: MPs turn out for community pharmacy; Mandatory NHSmail MFA; Patient case studies; MHRA notice for Azithromycin
March 10: Last day to complete Pressures Survey; Guidance on supplying PERT preparations; Pharmacy First FAQs
March 07: Final few days to complete the Pressures Survey; Tax Credit exemptions ending; Dispensing and Supply updates; Patient case studies needed
March 05: Pressures Survey closing on Monday; Reminder to check your NHS Smartcard; Rolled over price concessions; Medicines Recalls
March 03: Final week to complete the Pressures Survey; Important CPCF dates; Dispensing & Supply updates
February 28: Respond to the Pressures Survey; Preventing disallowed items; Patient case studies needed; Dispensing and Supply updates
February 26: More time to take part in 2025 Pressures Survey; Flu letter 2025/26; Pharmacy First FAQs; Drug Tariff Watch
February 24: Pressures Survey closing soon; Watch our latest digital guides; NHSmail security update; Economic review statement; Dispensing & Supply updates
February 21: Pressures Survey: Keep your responses coming in; EPS roll out for prison prescribers; Patient case studies needed
February 19: New video guide to learn more about OPD; Recent press statements on CPCF; Data Security & Protection Toolkit webinar on-demand; Tax credit exempt update
February 17: Your voice, your evidence: Why the Pharmacy Pressures Survey is so important; Trainee pharmacist recruitment 2026-27; Medicine supply communications survey
February 14: Critical discussions held at February Committee Meeting; Media coverage on public support for pharmacy; 2025/26 Flu Letter; Check disallowed items; Valproate safety update
February 12: Pressures Survey open until end of month; Pricing adjustments secured; Our new guidance on EPS token submission; MHRA notice for Lansoprazole
February 10: Last chance to register for Data Security Toolkit webinar; Pharmacy research views sought; Complete the Pressures Survey; NHSBSA ‘Hints & Tips’; Quetiapine medicine supply notification
February 07: Patients needed for case studies; Supplying PERT preparations; Support for survivors of sexual assault; Tell us about the challenges you and your pharmacy are facing
February 05: Register now for our Data Security Toolkit webinar; GPhC updates online pharmacy guidance; Scheduled MYS maintenance; Nitrofurantoin capsules recall; Have you completed the Pressures Survey?
February 03: Pressures Survey – Keep your responses coming in; Updating your pharmacy’s NHS profile; Dispensing and Supply updates.
January 31: Support for Pharmacy First on its anniversary; Video guide to ‘FS’ endorsed items; Professional leadership webinars; Dispensing and Supply updates
January 29: MPs engage in ‘Future of Primary Care’ event; Peers highlight critical issues for pharmacies; Dispensing and Supply updates.
January 28: Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over 25/26 funding contract
January 27: Data Security webinar coming soon; Price adjustments for Gaviscon Infant sachets; Leqvio® orders clarification; Help us gather evidence on pharmacy pressures
January 22: Help demonstrate impact of pharmacy pressures; Pharmacy First myth busting series; Share your views on pharmacy research; Dry Cough Relief recall
January 20: Data Security & Protection Toolkit webinar; Please take part in this year’s Pressures Survey; Pharmacy First myth busting series; Dispensing and Supply updates
January 17: 2025 Pressures Survey now open; Data Security & Protection Toolkit guidance; Scheduled MYS maintenance; SSP updates
January 15: Our CEO’s latest update; Pharmacy First myth busting series; Pharmacy IT survey; Supply notice for Xylocaine®
January 13: Tell MPs the impact of medicines shortages; Early advance payment timetable; Important CPCF dates; Call for patients views on Pharmacy First
January 10: CEO update; Government responds to Health Committee’s pharmacy report; Provider assurance of flu vacs; Trainee pharmacist recruitment 2026-27; Supply updates
January 08: Parliamentarians voice support for the sector; Tell MPs the impact of medicines shortages; OPD resources; Pharmacy First myth busting series; NovoRapid® FlexTouch® supply
January 06: Pressures Survey 2025; Pharmacy First myth busting series; New Pharmacy Regulations Briefing; CPPE pharmacy technician programme; Research on long COVID
January 03: Our recent influencing work; Pharmacy First thresholds; Useful reminders
