Community Pharmacy England (CPE) - News updates

Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has redetermined May and June 2026 reimbursement prices for the following products to reflect an increase in their NHS list prices. To avoid pharmacy owners dispensing these products at a loss, DHSC has agreed [...] The post Retrospective reimbursement prices for May and June 2026 appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

iNews, Daily Mail Community pharmacies across England are facing severe financial losses, with patients increasingly feeling the impact through delays to medicines and reduced access to care.   New survey findings from Community Pharmacy England show that daily medicines shortages and rising operating pressures are affecting both pharmacy teams and the people who rely on them.  [...] The post 75% of pharmacies losing money as medicine shortages hit patients daily appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following products: Nabilone 1mg capsules MSN/2026/032 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 14/07/2026 Summary Nabilone 1mg capsules are currently out of stock with an anticipated resupply date of end of August 2026 Nabilone 0.25mg capsules remain available [...] The post Medicine Supply Notification: Nabilone 1mg capsules appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community pharmacies across England are still facing severe financial losses, with patients increasingly feeling the impact through delays to medicines and reduced access to care, this year’s Pharmacy Pressures Survey has shown. The owners of more than 2,900 pharmacies, along with 900 pharmacy team members, took part in this year’s survey which provides clear evidence [...] The post Pressures Survey underlines financial crisis in pharmacy appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community Pharmacy England has welcomed the publication of the 2026 GP Patient Survey, which sets out the latest findings on people’s experiences of general practice, NHS dentistry and community pharmacy services. The survey showed especially strong results for community pharmacy, with patients reporting very positive experiences of pharmacy services. Key findings for community pharmacy include: [...] The post Community Pharmacy England responds to 2026 GP Patient Survey results appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: ChloraPrep 1mL applicator (Beckton Dickson UK Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/34 Date issued: 13 July 2026 Becton Dickinson UK Ltd are recalling batches of ChloraPrep 2% w/v / 70% v/v cutaneous solution 1mL applicators due to a potential breach of sterility in the packaging process. DMRC reference number: DMRC-40102707 Company name: [...] The post MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: ChloraPrep 1mL applicator (Beckton Dickson UK Ltd) appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Pharmacy owners are now able to make a claim for an Aspiration payment for the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2026/27 on the NHS Business Services Authority’s Manage Your Service (MYS) portal. The Aspiration payment is optional; if pharmacy owners do not want to claim it, it will not impact on the pharmacy owner’s ability to [...] The post PQS: The Aspiration payment window is now open appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Pharmacy owners who plan to start offering the Meningococcal B (MenB) Vaccination Service (the service commences on 20th July 2026) must register for the service by 20th July 2026. Pharmacy owners must complete a separate registration for each pharmacy site; there is no option available for bulk registration of pharmacy sites for this service. Due [...] The post Men B Vacc Service: One week left to register for the new service appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

NHS England has published guidance on their Futures website for pharmacy owners regarding the allocation and ordering of the vaccine to be used in the Meningococcal B (MenB) Vaccination Service. The guidance explains how vaccine will be allocated, ordered and delivered to pharmacies and includes the steps which must be taken before vaccine orders can [...] The post MenB vac: vaccine allocation and ordering guidance appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Latest data obtained from the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) shows there were over 194,000 unpaid or Referred Back (RB) items on the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal awaiting action by pharmacy owners. Around a third (65,000) of these unpaid items have been left incomplete for over six months, with around 2,700 due to expire within [...] The post Action your Unpaid items on the MYS portal appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.