Community Pharmacy England (CPE) - News updates

Community Pharmacy England is hearing about more reports of missing, inaccurate or unscannable barcodes on medicines packs. Pharmacy teams have told us this can affect patient safety and pharmacy workload. NHS England is now seeking further evidence from pharmacy teams as well as other parts of health and care to better understand the impact and [...] The post Medicines packs with poor barcodes: NHS England survey – pharmacy input needed appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (20/05/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for May 2026: Drug Pack size Price concession Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets 60 £7.64 Aspirin 75mg tablets 28 £1.63 Benzydamine 0.15% mouthwash sugar free 300 £3.15 Bisoprolol 1.25mg tablets 28 £4.79 Carvedilol 3.125mg tablets 28 £1.91 Chloramphenicol 1% eye [...] The post May 2026 Price Concessions 2nd Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

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NHS England has asked us to share the following reminders with pharmacy owners. Pharmacy owners will soon be welcoming the 2026 Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme (FTPP) cohort. At the same time, current trainee pharmacists and designated supervisors are preparing for the final sign-off requirements needed to complete the training year. Preparing for the 2026 FTPP [...] The post Key information: Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community Pharmacy England is beginning early engagement activity to support preparation for the next round of elections to its Committee, due to take place in autumn 2026 for the 2027–2031 term.  As part of this, we will shortly write to pharmacy owners in the ‘10+ multiple (non-CCA)’ category, asking them to review their NHS-held details and confirm [...] The post Community Pharmacy England begins early engagement for 2027 elections appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Nominations are now being sought as part of the mid-term election process for an ‘Independent regional representative’ for Community Pharmacy England’s East and North Midlands region.   Interested and eligible LPC members or officers in the CPE East and North Midlands region have until 2nd June 2026 to submit their (formal) nomination.  The following briefing sets out the election process:  Guide to the Regional Representative Election for the East and North Midlands Region  [...] The post Nominations open for East and North Midlands Representative appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Trurapi® (insulin aspart) 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled Solostar pens. MSN/2026/024 Tier 2 – Medium impact Date of issue: 18 May 2026 Trurapi® (insulin aspart) 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled Solostar pens are in limited supply until late May [...] The post Medicine Supply Notification: Trurapi® (insulin aspart) 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled Solostar pens appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (15/05/2026) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for May 2026: Drug Pack size Price concession Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets 28 £2.83 Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets 100 £10.10 Aspirin 75mg gastro-resistant tablets 28 £2.15 Benzydamine 0.15% oromucosal spray sugar free 30 £1.60 Captopril 25mg tablets [...] The post May 2026 Price Concessions 1st Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

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