Community Pharmacy England (CPE) - News updates

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following products: Admelog® (insulin lispro) 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml cartridges Admelog® (insulin lispro) 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled pens Admelog® (insulin lispro) 100units/ml solution for injection 10ml vials MSN/2025/052 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: [...] The post Medicine Supply Notification: Admelog® (insulin lispro) appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community Pharmacy England has released an IT bulletin update ahead of the Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) meeting for its Autumn meeting. Recent developments include: Community pharmacy IT market engagement: NHS England has launched market engagement with pharmacy IT suppliers from 1st September until 20th October. This will open up the national clinical services [...] The post Pharmacy IT workstreams update published as IT group meets appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Last month, the Department of Health and Social Care updated its information pack for local authority Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) on Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNAs). The information pack aims to support local authority HWBs, practically, in understanding and implementing the requirements of the relevant legislation, and developing, in consultation with stakeholders, including the Local Pharmaceutical Committee [...] The post DHSC guidance for PNA development appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Several regulatory changes are due to come into effect on 1st October, having been included in the amendment regulations (The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025) laid before Parliament last week. These additional changes include Terms of Service changes relating to practice leaflets, minor changes for clarification purposes, and [...] The post Additional 1st October Regulatory Changes appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Pharmacy teams should be aware that FreeStyle® Libre 2 Sensor (Abbott Laboratories Ltd) was discontinued in August 2025 and will be deleted from Part IX of the October 2025  Drug Tariff. Any NHS prescriptions for the FreeStyle® Libre 2 Sensor dispensed from 1 October 2025 will be disallowed by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA). Patients [...] The post Reminder: discontinuation of FreeStyle® Libre 2 Sensor appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community Pharmacy England met with MPs and Parliamentary staff at the Houses of Parliament earlier this week (Monday 8th September 2025) to discuss the opportunities and challenges for the future of community pharmacy. During the Westminster event, MPs were asked to support the call for a sustainably funded community pharmacy sector after hearing about the [...] The post MPs get latest local pharmacy data at Parliamentary event appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

NHS England has authorised and published the patient group direction (PGD) for use in the new Childhood Flu Vaccination Advanced service from 1st October 2025. The publication of the PGD, follows the earlier announcement of the launch of the service and the publication of the childhood flu service specification. Download the NHS Childhood Flu Vaccination [...] The post Childhood Flu vac: PGD published appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

This week, new hub and spoke dispensing Terms of Service (The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025) were laid before parliament. The new Terms of Service come into force on 1 October, the same day as the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (HMRs) hub and spoke changes announced in April [...] The post New: Hub and Spoke dispensing NHS Terms of Service appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

NHS England has announced that the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) has been fully extended to Detained Estate healthcare services in England The staggered rollout has allowed prescribers working in prisons to issue EPS ‘To Take Out’ (TTO) and critical prescriptions electronically to community pharmacies, thereby removing the need for paper FP10 forms. Most people are [...] The post EPS has been fully rolled out to Detained Estate prescribers appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

NOW EXTENDED TO THURSDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER, 11.59PM. Pharmacy owners have until 11.59pm on Monday 8th September 2025 to tell Community Pharmacy England what matters most to them, helping identify what should be prioritised in future Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) negotiations. This is particularly important as pharmacy businesses remain in a financially precarious position despite [...] The post 2026/27 negotiating priorities – have you had your say? appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.