| Weekly News Digest - 27th October 2026 |
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Build your confidence in assessing patients with respiratory symptoms
📅 8 November | 10am-5pm
📍 Face-to-face workshop
✅ Fully funded Join our interactive Respiratory Clinical Assessment Skills Workshop, delivered by CPTV and CPPE. Learn essential respiratory history-taking and examination skills from experienced GPs through hands-on teaching and realistic clinical scenarios. Spaces are limited and filling fast!
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| NHS.net is introducing My Team, a new self-service feature that enables Shared Mailbox Owners to manage NHS.net accounts more easily and reduce reliance on the NHS.net Helpdesk. Click here. |
| Community Pharmacy England is seeking feedback on pharmacy readiness for winter and the impact of the 2026/27 funding settlement. Complete the six-question sector poll by 16 November to share your views. |
| #MedSafetyWeek 2026 takes place from 2-8 November, encouraging healthcare professionals and patients to report suspected side effects and adverse incidents through the Yellow Card scheme. This year's theme is "Side effects: don't ignore them, report them!". Pharmacy teams can help raise awareness using campaign materials and by promoting Yellow Card reporting to patients. Read more and access resources via the MHRA website. |
Please remember it is part of the Terms of Service to update your pharmacy information on NHS Profile Manager by 31st October 2026. |
Mandatory National Health Campaigns 2026/27Community pharmacy contractors must deliver two national health campaigns this year. Respect for Pharmacy Teams running 5–25 October 2026, see here for resources. Pharmacy First Promotion running 1–21 February 2027, communications materials are available on the DHSC Campaign Resource Centre .
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| The Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey 2026 is now open and must be completed by all community pharmacy contractors. Submit your workforce data by 11.59pm on 14 November 2026. For support, contact NHSBSA at pharmacysupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. Visit the NHS England website for further information. |
| Thames Valley ICB have provided important information relating to waste collections associated with provision of the NHS Covid-19 vaccination service. Click here. |
*CANCELLED* NHS Thames Valley ICB Becoming Prescribing-enabled Webinar - Tuesday 4 November 2026 7:00pm to 8:00pm This event has been rescheduled - see below for details.
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Following the announcement of a follow-up webinar being organised by NHS England on 9 November 2026 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm for contractors and interested pharmacists on the new NHS community pharmacy prescribing arrangement, including updates on Pharmacy First and supporting clinical guidance,
Thames Valley ICB has decided to postpone its local webinar originally scheduled for 4 November 2026 to 24 November 2026. Pharmacy owners, pharmacists and other pharmacy colleagues who would like to attend the national webinar can book their place via the NHS England website. This will give the ICB an opportunity to update contractors on readiness and implementation, and to answer any follow-up questions arising from the national team's presentation. The meeting details are: Date: Tuesday 24 November 2026 Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Online Meeting Link
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PrescQIPP are running two FREE multi-professional courses delivering practical, evidence-based training to develop confident and capable educational and prescribing supervisors. See the course flyer and complete the Expressions of Interest form if you would like to enrol yourself or individuals from your organisation onto the courses.
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| Join CGL for an overview of Bucks Youth Drug and Alcohol Support Service (YDAS) on Friday, 30th October from 3-4.30pm. Learn about the support offered, referral pathways, and how to work in partnership to support young people and families across Buckinghamshire. Register here. |
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