| Weekly News Digest - 11th September 2025 |
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Join us at the Holiday Inn, Peartree Roundabout, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 8JD for an engaging evening workshop on Thursday, 25th September, from 7-9pm. The upcoming training session is designed to boost your confidence and enhance your delivery of the EHC service.
✅ Reinforce your clinical knowledge
✅ Sharpen your consultation techniques
✅ Align your practice with the latest national guidance
✅ Equip you with practical tools through real-life case scenarios
👉 Spaces are limited, secure your place today: Registration link |
| 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. See here for more information. |
Stoptober 2025 is here: “Let’s quit smoking together” This year’s campaign celebrates the power of community and highlights the wide range of support available to help smokers make a successful quit attempt. The Campaign Resource Centre is packed with ready-to-use materials—including toolkits and a full campaign calendar—to help you promote Stoptober and guide smokers toward the support they need to quit this October. |
| Know Your Numbers! Week, a national campaign by Blood Pressure UK to raise awareness of high blood pressure – the ‘silent killer’ and leading preventable cause of death in the UK. Pop-up stalls and events offering free blood pressure checks are taking place across Oxfordshire and west Berkshire and is supported by the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB), raising awareness of hypertension, or high blood pressure. BBC news link |
PQS Audit Tool2025/26 Pharmacy Quality Scheme Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Audit: tool now live to support participating contractors. It can be accessed via the NHSBSA Manage your service MYS portal. Anonymised data captured during the audit should be submitted to NHS England using the online data collection tool by 31 March 2026. Further information about this year’s Pharmacy Quality Scheme can be found on NHS England's Pharmacy Quality Scheme webpage |
| New NHS rules for hub and spoke dispensing were announced this week and will begin on 1 October 2025, alongside changes to the Human Medicines Regulations. These updates allow different pharmacy owners to work together using the hub and spoke model. To take part, spoke pharmacies must follow both the Human Medicines Regulations and the new NHS Terms of Service. Hub pharmacies also need to follow the regulations and may be affected by spoke pharmacies’ responsibilities. For full details, visit CPE Hub and Spoke Dispensing Update. |
| Download the latest edition of the BOB Medicines Optimisation newsletter. |
The government will remove red tape, allowing doctors and pharmacists to prescribe flu medicines year-round to reduce winter pressures and protect the NHS. Read the press release.
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Monthly Deadline TrackerStay on top of your schedule with ease using our Monthly Deadline Tracker. This September edition is designed to keep you organized and help you meet your deadlines effortlessly. |
| 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. |
| Community Pharmacy Thames Valley Academy are holding a workshop on Thursday, 9th October, 7-9pm at Holiday Inn, Reading South. The aim of the workshop is to enhance your practice and confidence in delivering the EHC service. Join us to refresh your clinical knowledge, sharpen your consultation skills, and stay up to date with the latest guidance in England. Through real-life case scenarios and safeguarding tips, you’ll gain practical tools to support patients effectively, expand your professional impact, and contribute to improving access to vital sexual health services. Register your place here. |
| We are very pleased to invite you to our very first Women’s Health Training Event, hosted by the LPC on 2nd November at the Holiday Inn, High Wycombe. This session will bring together expert voices from CPPE, Bucks Sexual Health, and other leading organisations to deliver bite-sized, impactful talks on key topics including HRT, Menopause, Skin Care, UTIs, PCOS, and Emergency Hormonal Contraception. The session will run from 10am to 2pm, the event includes coffee and light refreshments, making it the perfect blend of learning and networking. Spaces are limited—secure your spot today via the registration link and be part of shaping the future of women’s health in community pharmacy. |
NHS Frimley ICB training has resumed with five sessions scheduled between September 2025 and March 2026, available to book. See here for more information and booking details.
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| The next edition of the Weekly Digest will be on 2nd October |
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