| Weekly News Digest - 23rd April 2026 |
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Get your pharmacy team summer ready with a full day of FREE, practical, clinically focused training. We’re bringing expert speakers, hands on skills sessions, to boost confidence and sharpen practice ahead of the busy season. Whether you join for the full day or half day, you’ll leave with refreshed knowledge and practical tools you can use immediately.
Headline Session with Clare Moore - Ready to refresh your Pharmacy First confidence? Clare delivers a fast paced, practical deep dive into acute sinusitis and insect bites—two conditions you see every day. You’ll get:
- Clear, usable clinical pathways
- Real world PGD decision making
- Red flag spotting made simple
- Consultation tips that make your day run smoother
- The latest guidance and evidence on what actually works
- How to support antimicrobial stewardship while still giving patients reassurance and relief
Walk away ready to deliver your best Pharmacy First consultations yet. Plus more hands on clinical learning 💨Inhaler technique skills training 🕷️Lyme disease workshop …and more practical sessions throughout the day
📍 Holiday Inn, Handy Cross, High Wycombe, HP11 1LT 🗓️ Sunday 10 May, 10am–4pm 👉 Agenda & Registration Explore the agenda and choose the session that suits your schedule. |
May 2026 Bank Holiday PostersMay 2026 Bank Holiday Posters detailing which pharmacies will be open across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire can be viewed below:
Pharmacy Opening Times Pharmacies are only listed on the posters if they are opening one or more of the Bank Holiday dates. A map of the pharmacies that will be open on the Bank Holidays has been created, anybody can access the map via the link.
End of month submissionWith early May Bank holiday (Monday 4th May) occurring in the first five days of May 2026, pharmacy owners will be afforded an extra day, Wednesday 6th May, to submit their FP34C declaration via the MYS portal. For information on monthly submission deadlines and advance payment dates please see our 'Timing of monthly payments' tab on the following page: Monthly payments - Community Pharmacy England |
| Thames Valley ICB is offering fully funded Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs) to support community pharmacists completing the 90 hours required for the Independent Prescriber (IP) qualification. The Teach and Treat programme provides, hands‑on training through community pharmacy hub sites, with supervision from trained DPPs and mentors. Spaces are limited — apply here Deadline: 11pm, 29 April 2026 Questions: caroline.martinez@nhs.net |
| The South East Pharmacy Commissioning Hub has released an updated contractor information pack with guidance that includes information on contacting the commissioning team, NHS.net shared mailboxes, Profile Manager, MYS, MHRA alerts, safeguarding, controlled drugs, waste queries, service suspensions, complaints, incidents, and much more. This update is designed to make it easier for contractors to access essential information quickly. |
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| Pharmacy contractors can use of the Campaign Resource Centre to promote key public health campaigns throughout the year. There is a host of FREE campaign resources which includes: Smoke Free, Early Years, Top Tips for Teeth, Childhood Nutrition and Obesity, Every Mind Matters and much more. Click here. |
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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Join Jasmine Shah (NPA) for a live webinar on Tuesday, 28th April, from 8-9pm, with an update on the current position and to reduce the risk of misinterpretation around Pharmacy Supervision Legislation. |
Are you struggling with confidence in conducting and documenting consultations around menopause symptoms and medicines supply? If so, this workshop is for you. These workshops are free and designed to support the development of both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Reading – 7-9pm on 20th May 2026 at Whiteknights House, University of Reading RG6 6UR Bracknell – 7-9pm on 3rd June 2026 at Bracknell Open Learning Centre, Bracknell RG12 7GR Maidenhead– 11am-1pm on 12th July 2026 at CIM Business Centre, Maidenhead SL6 9QH. See here to register.
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