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Published on: 25th April 2013 | Updated on: 6th May 2022

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Further pause to NMS quarterly data reporting

Community pharmacy contractors are not required to submit their completed New Medicine Service (NMS) summary data to the NHS Business Services Authority for April to…

30th June 2022

C-19 vac autumn booster programme

Key point summary The COVID-19 vaccination draft service specification to support provision of a booster programme in the autumn has been published by NHS England…

30th June 2022

Pharmacies in England provide 65 million consultations a year 

More than 1.2 million consultations a week – or 65 million a year – are now being carried out by community pharmacy teams in England,…

26th June 2022

New NHS Profile Manager tool for updating DoS & NHS website launches

A new tool has been launched to help community pharmacy contractors update their pharmacy’s details in the NHS 111 Directory of Services (DoS) and on…

23rd June 2022

New suppliers assured to provide CPCS IT solutions

Cegedim and Positive Solutions have both now been assured by NHS Digital to provide IT solutions for the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS). These new…

16th June 2022

Daily claiming now available for the Hypertension Case-Finding Service

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has advised community pharmacy contractors that claims for the Hypertension Case-Finding Service (or NHS Blood Pressure Check Service as…

14th June 2022

Over 100K pharmacy blood pressure checks provided so far

Community pharmacy contractors providing the NHS Hypertension Case-Finding Service (or NHS Blood Pressure Check Service as it is described in public-facing communications) have carried out…

14th June 2022

Hypertension Case-Finding Service highlighted in RCGP C-19 recovery guidance

As part of recovery plans following COVID-19, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has produced guidance for clinicians working in general practice, which sets…

9th June 2022

Updated IPC guidance published

NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) has published a letter to support NHS service providers including community pharmacy contractors, to interpret the updated Infection Prevention…

6th June 2022

Over 2 million more flu vaccinations administered by community pharmacists in 2021/22

Community pharmacy teams have administered over 2.08 million more flu vaccinations under the national Flu Vaccination Service during 2021/22 than the previous year – a…

31st May 2022

Support the development of the new NHS Booking and Referral Standard

NHS Digital is inviting community pharmacy teams to share views relating to the new Booking and Referral Standard (BaRS). This will ensure that the tool…

27th May 2022

Have you completed the DMS DoC?

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are reminded that they must complete the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) Declaration of Competence (DoC) before providing DMS, which became an…

25th May 2022