| Weekly News Digest - 27th November 2025 |
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Community pharmacy contractors are invited to join an upcoming webinar exploring the inclusion of Depression and antidepressants into the New Medicine Service (NMS). This session will guide you through the updated specification and highlight practical opportunities to help prepare you and your team. Join next week, Wednesday, 3rd December, from 7.30-8.30pm using the meeting link. Don’t miss this chance to stay ahead of the changes and ensure your pharmacy team is ready to deliver enhanced patient support.
The LPC will be issuing Certificates of Attendance for this event, if you would like to receive your certificate of attendance please ensure that you register here |
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Ministry of Defence (MOD) using paper FP10 prescriptionsFrom January 2026, MOD will issue outsourced prescriptions on paper FP10 forms, which pharmacies should process as usual. These prescriptions will be funded by the MOD, and personnel paying charges must request a standard till receipt (not FP57) to reclaim costs directly from the MOD. Click here. |
Monthly Deadline TrackerStay on top of your schedule with ease using our Monthly Deadline Tracker. This November edition is designed to keep you organized and help you meet your deadline effortlessly. |
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| Find out more and sign up to deliver, NHS Frimley's Winter Pressures Enhanced Service. Community pharmacies in NHS Frimley (North East Hampshire, Farnham and Surrey Heath and East Berkshire) are invited to an evening webinar, Wednesday 3rd December at 7pm, to learn more about the Winter Pressures Enhanced Service designed to help keep NHS Frimley patients living with respiratory conditions, well this winter. See here for more information and EOI details - registration link. |
| The NHS England Continuity of Supply team are hosting a National Winter Supply Resilience Webinar on Thursday 27 November 2025 11:00am to 12:30pm. The session will be interactive, focussed on strengthening winter resilience, with practical insights to reduce the impact of supply disruptions to the NHS. See here for more information and registration details. |
| From 24-27 November, all pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and wider pharmacy team members are invited to join a series of free online workshops. Co-produced by 16 national pharmacy partners, sessions will focus on building more diverse leadership in pharmacy, improving patient experiences and reducing health inequalities. Register via the CPPE website. |
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