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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) for Fluoxetine 10mg tablets (SSP005) and Lipitor®…

Community pharmacy contractors are reminded that they have until midnight on Wednesday 31st August 2022 to complete the 2022/23 Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening…

If an emergency situation means a pharmacy needs to close for a short period, there are actions a contractor needs to undertake to ensure patients…

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has published the declaration data for the 2021/22 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS). The data shows which community pharmacy contractors…

The 2022/23 Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening questionnaire is now available for completion. It opened this morning (Monday 18th July 2022) and will close…

Following the announcement of thirteen HRT Serious Shortage Protocols (SSP), PSNC has been working with NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) to understand whether claims for…

The 2022/23 Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening questionnaire will be available for completion from approximately 1am on Monday 18th July 2022 until midnight on…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a new version of the list of community pharmacies eligible for the Pharmacy Access Scheme…

NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I), in association with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) has published its…