| Weekly News Digest - 16th 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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| Thames Valley ICB is offering pharmacies within East Berkshire the opportunity to incorporate the Written Medicine Service to the customers. The service enables community pharmacies to provide bilingual, translated and pictogram-enhanced medicine labels which can support patients who may benefit from the adjustments. Sign up by 30th April 2026. Read more. |
| Income Support and Income‑based Jobseeker’s Allowance will end on 1 April 2026, with exemption from prescription charges allowed only until 14 April 2026. After this date, these benefits will no longer qualify for free NHS prescriptions. Income‑related Employment and Support Allowance is not affected and remains a valid exemption. Read more. |
| CPE are holding Regional Workshops for pharmacy contractors to meet with the Members of our Executive Leadership Team and Committee will be visiting every region to provide key updates and, most importantly, to listen to the views of pharmacy owners and LPCs. Register your place: South East (Thursday 9th July) |
| The PrescQIPP 2026 Annual Awards is now open to all teams working with the NHS across all sectors submit your entry by 15th May 2026. Read here how to submit your entry. |
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. |
| The annual complaints report is a mandatory contractual requirement – it needs to be completed as soon as possible if you haven’t already done so. |
| 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 Survey closes 17th April. |
| NHS England has launched the Community Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme 2026, offering a two‑year training route for Pre‑registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians in community pharmacy. Employers can access £15,505 per trainee, per year to support, work‑based training. Applications open 27 April 2026, and close midday on 18 May 2026. Full programme details, guidance, and registration links are available on our website. For queries, contact england.wtepharmacy.se@nhs.net with "Community Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme 2026" in the subject line. |
| NHS England is promoting upcoming Creating Coaching Champions online workshops, open to all multi‑professional healthcare colleagues. Each interactive session focuses on coaching‑led approaches, collaborative problem‑solving and shared learning. Workshops run 10:00–3pm on Microsoft Teams and attendees only need to join one date. Workshop dates and registration: 20 April 2026, 29 April 2026, 22 June 2026, 10 July 2026 or 16 July 2026. See here for full details and links for the workshops. |
| 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 |
The end date for the following SSPs has been further extended to Friday 10th July 2026 |
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