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Contract talks will look at prescribing service, Labour confirms

Government says prescribing will feature in 2026-27 funding talks

10 Mar 2026

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New service specification and fee hikes for Covid and flu jabs

A new service specification covering Covid-19 and adult flu vaccinations for the 2026/27 season published plus increased fees.

16 Dec 2025

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CPE report urges policymakers to give pharmacy prominent role in NHS plan

Community Pharmacy England's report calls for community pharmacies to be "a cornerstone of neighbourhood health”.

26 Nov 2025

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CPE chief: We’ve had abuse and been threatened legally but we do ‘an amazing job’

Community Pharmacy England chief executive Janet Morrison defended the negotiator at Sigma Pharmaceuticals' conference.

11 Nov 2025

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Scotland’s negotiator calls for national pharmacy substance use service

Community Pharmacy Scotland urged the Government to introduce a national service and centralised funding.

08 Oct 2025

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ABPM bundling requirement for PF monthly payments put on hold

The requirement to provide one ABPM consultation per month as part of the 'bundling' requirements for Pharmacy First fixed monthly payments is put on hold.

30 Sep 2025

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CPE extends deadline for negotiating priorities survey

Deadline for pharmacy owners to respond to 2026/27 negotiating priorities survey extended to 11 September.

08 Sep 2025

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CPE seeks views on future direction of CPCF

The negotiator is asking pharmacy owners to complete an opinion poll before September 8.

19 Aug 2025

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Exclusive: NPA and Avicenna call for CPE committee members’ votes to be made public

National Pharmacy Association chair Olivier Picard said contractors had a right to know which way CPE committee members voted and called for transparency.

23 Jul 2025

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Half of pharmacies still to submit data security toolkit

June 30 deadline approaching fast, CPE warns.

19 Jun 2025

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CPE: Voting secrecy needed to ‘avoid lobbying and undue influence by vocal parts of sector’

Community Pharmacy England chief executive Janet Morrison has vigorously defended the way its committee operates.

28 May 2025

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NPA urges Government to ‘re-run’ economic analysis based on pharmacy funding deal

The NPA wants another analysis to "calculate the impact of the recently agreed uplift in pharmacy funding on the financial sustainability of the sector”.

23 May 2025

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Welsh Government announces STTT and UTI services available from pharmacies

The Welsh Government publicly announces that pharmacies in Wales are to provide two new national services to treat sore throats and UTIs.

06 May 2025

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CPS accepts reimbursement offer from Scottish Government in two-part deal

CPS has accepted a £120 million offer from the Scottish Government for reimbursement in 2025/26, while discussions about strategic service developments continue.

06 May 2025

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Just over half of £645m Pharmacy First funding spent and NMS fee split

Some £204 million was spent in the first year and £145 million in the second year, taking the total to £349 million and leaving £296 million.

08 Apr 2025

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Clinical services to be included in advance payments from April

DHSC has agreed to make advance payments for clinical services. Payments for HCFS and PCS to start in April.

08 Apr 2025

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