| Weekly News Digest - 26th June 2025 |
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Pharmacy professionals, are you ready to expand your services and impact patient care? Join us on Thursday, 26th June, 7:30pm - 8:30pm, for a comprehensive webinar hosted by Clare Holland, a pharmacist with extensive experience in Community Pharmacy. This interactive session will explore:
- Clinical insights into initiation & continuation of contraception
- Service delivery essentials, including formulary & PGDs Strategies to successfully implement the service within your pharmacy
- Ways to identify potential patients in your pharmacy setting
- Opportunities to collaborate with GP surgeries for seamless care
Don't miss this valuable opportunity to gain knowledge, ask questions, and implement this crucial service with confidence.
📅 No registration required, join the meeting using this👉 link. |
| The Discharge Medicines Service MYS claims portal has been streamlined to to make the process easier to use for community pharmacies. The new shortened MYS journey will go live on 6 July 2025. Claims for service delivery completed before 5 July. Any activity that will not be completed by 5 July must then be entered using the new MYS portal from 6 July onwards. See here for more information. |
| A new way to apply for changing a pharmacy’s core opening hours has started (23rd June). It adds to the existing process and focuses more on the actual customers of that specific pharmacy—as opposed to the wider community around it. See here for full information. |
| The latest edition of Healthwatch Oxfordshire Newsletter is available to download here. |
| Download the atest edition of BOB Medicines Optimisation Bulletin here. |
| Stay on top of your schedule with ease using our Monthly Deadline Tracker. This June edition is designed to keep you organized and help you meet your deadlines effortlessly. |
| Pharmacy owners should be aware that for 2025/26, the Pharmacy First caps will be updated monthly. The lists will be published monthly by NHSBSA for band placements and caps. Please note, the claim window will be reduced to one month. This means that Pharmacy First consultations carried out in March, April and May 2025 must be claimed by 11.59pm on 30th June 2025 to receive payment. See here for more information on Pharmacy First FAQs and Pharmacy First bundling FAQs. |
| Please complete your NHS Profile Manager before deadline 30th June 2025. This is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. Useful NHS Profile Manager Tutorials are available here. |
| 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. |
| Join senior members from Community Pharmacy England at Crawley, near Gatwick, on Wednesday 23rd July. They’ll discuss key issues, the impact of the CPCF deal, and strategies to engage policymakers. This is a valuable chance for local pharmacy owners to help shape the 2026/27 CPCF negotiations. Register here. |
| The LPC subscribes to the Virtual Outcomes training platform, granting our pharmacies access to an array of online training resources. To get started, simply enter your ODS Code using the link below. |
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