| Weekly News Digest - 9th April 2026 |
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CPTV LPC Academy is hosting a FREE full day of clinical learning designed specifically for pharmacy teams. This event brings together expert speakers, hands‑on skills trainers, and practical, sessions to get you summer‑ready. Whether you join us for the full day or half day, you will walk away with refreshed knowledge and practical tools to deliver high‑quality patient care throughout the busy season. What you can expect:
☑️ Hands-on inhaler technique training
☑️ Seasonal health insights for summer ☑️ Expanding travel health services
☑️ Managing infected insect bite ☑️ Lyme disease workshop, and much more....
📍 Venue: Holiday Inn, Handy Cross, High Wycombe, HP11 1LT
🗓️ Sunday, 10th May, 10am-4pm
👉 Agenda & Registration Explore the agenda and choose the session that suits your schedule.
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| Following discussions with CPE, DHSC has revised reimbursement prices for selected products for January–March 2026 and will apply retrospective price adjustments to prevent contractors dispensing at a loss. See attached information. |
| Reimagining Pharmacy: Delivering the Next Chapter takes place on Sunday, 19 April, to gain informed insight into the next phase of community pharmacy development, service innovation and alignment with the NHS plan. Register via the link. |
| Spring 2026 COVID‑19 vaccination bookings open on 7 April for appointments from 13 Apri l for the public. Autumn/winter 2026/27 eligibility has also been confirmed. Full details on these latest updates are available here. |
| Pharmacy owners have a Parent Organisation Code (POC) that identifies the overall business, while each pharmacy site has its own ODS code (F code). POCs group your premises; ODS codes identify individual sites. Please ensure both are correct. You may need to update POC links after buying or selling a pharmacy, ownership changes, or incorrect linking. Use the NHS Data Search and Export tool to check your POC and ODS details, and contact the NHS National Service Desk if corrections are needed. Read more. |
| Download the latest edition of the Healthwatch Oxfordshire newsletter. |
Read the latest changes and updates to the NHS app.
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Monthly Deadline TrackerStay on top of your schedule with ease using our Monthly Deadline Tracker. This April edition is designed to keep you organized and help you meet your deadline effortlessly. |
Evaluation of childhood flu vaccination service NHS England is reviewing the childhood flu vaccination service delivered in community pharmacies during the 2025/26 campaign, where vaccines were offered to 2-3yr olds. NHSE would like your feedback, please complete the online Community Pharmacy Pre‑School Flu Vaccination Experience Survey by 17 April 2026. |
Reminder – New Medicine Service (NMS) providing the service offsitePharmacy owners are reminded that the New Medicine Service (NMS) must not be subcontracted to any third‑party or off‑site provider. Doing so breaches last year’s Directions and may lead to ICBs recovering payments through NHS England’s PPV processes, as well as a potential breach of NHS Terms of Service. |
Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2026Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2026 is now open. It consists of two surveys (one for business owners and one for pharmacy teams), many of the questions have been kept similar to last year’s survey. They take around 10-15 minutes to complete and will remain open until 23:59 on 13th April 2026. Click here. |
| A short survey has opened to hear what pharmacy owners think of Community Pharmacy England’s communications and how they could be improved. They want to hear from you, what is working well for you, what could be done differently, and any alternatives that would suit you better. Survey closes 17th April. |
| Stay informed with the Pharmacy Academy podcast channel, a great source for weekly updates on essential pharmacy topics, powered by insights from NHS, CPE, and PGD guidance and AI generated for clarity. Stay connected, enhance your expertise, and dive into key pharmacy discussions—all in one place. |
| Fully funded Independent Prescribing training is now open to pharmacists across all sectors, with courses available until March 2027. Eligible applicants can apply directly to the universities listed on the NHS England website and must have a designated prescribing practitioner and a suitable practice‑based learning environment. Additional funded places are also available at the University of Brighton and the University of Winchester. All details and links are on our website. For enquiries: england.pharmacyteam@nhs.net |
| Join the NHS App webinar on 30 April, 11.30 – 12.30pm, for an overview of national activities and a walkthrough of the updated NHS App help content on NHS.uk and an introduction to the updated NHS App Training and Education Model. |
Mindset MattersJoin this event on 8th June, Unipart Conference Centre, Oxford, which is being delivered by Executive and Performance Coach, Jamie Hayes for Thames Valley ICB in partnership with PrescQIPP. Register here. |
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