Supplementary Hours Requirements

At least five weeks’ notice must be given by pharmacy contractors.

If you are seeking to reduce the total number of supplementary opening hours within a shorter timescale, please set out your reasons on the notification form and the relevant integrated care board will consider whether it can agree to a shorter notice period.

A standard notification form has been developed for this notification purpose (below).

For pharmacy contractors, the notification will either:

• seek to reduce the total number of supplementary opening hours, in which case five weeks’ notice must be given, or
• notify of an increase in the total number of supplementary opening hours, in which case no period of notice is required and the contractor could notify the change on the day before it takes effect.

Notification Form PDF

Notification Form Word Doc

To confirm what your supplementary hours are or to submit a notification of change please contact the South East Commissioning Hub at frimleyicb.southeastcommunitypharmacy@nhs.net