| Weekly News Digest - 12th March 2026 |
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A few Spaces are still available!Primary Care Commissioning (PCC) are hosting a webinar that will explore how to prepare and deliver kind, effective and assertive difficult conversations and how to best manage difficult behaviour. The aim is to provide participants with an increased understanding of and confidence in how to manage difficult behaviours and have difficult conversations, including the opportunity to share ideas and practice a difficult conversation. Registrations are on a first come first serve basis see promotional flyer for booking link. |
Good Friday falls on 3 April 2026, pharmacy owners normally receive an extra day—6 April—to submit their FP34C declaration via MYS. However, 6 April is also Easter Monday, meaning many pharmacies closed over the long weekend may not benefit from the extended deadline. This could leave some pharmacies with only 1st–2nd April to submit their March 2026 declaration to the NHSBSA. CPE is sharing this early reminder so pharmacy owners can plan ahead and ensure their FP34C is submitted by 6 April to receive early advance payment on 10 April 2026. Click here.
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EXTENDED DEADLINE! Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2026Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2026 is now open. It consists of two surveys (one for business owners and one for pharmacy teams), many of the questions have been kept similar to last year’s survey. They take around 10-15 minutes to complete and will remain open until 23:59 on 13th April 2026. Click here. |
Royal Pharmaceutical Society - Digital SkillsExplore RPS Digital Skills and Capabilities webpage which provides clear, simple guidance and practical training to help pharmacy teams build essential digital skills. |
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Share Your Questions with Your LPC As we prepare for the LPC committee meeting on Wednesday 18th March, we encourage pharmacy contractors to share any questions or discussion points for the committee. Please email them to office@cptv.org.uk. |
Monthly Deadline TrackerStay on top of your schedule with ease using our Monthly Deadline Tracker. This March edition is designed to keep you organized and help you meet your deadline effortlessly. |
Community pharmacy colleagues in North East Hampshire, Bracknell Forest, Slough, RBWM, Surrey Heath and Farnham are reminded that NHS Frimley will be dissolved on 1 April as ICB boundaries change across the South East. Please ensure all claims for NHS Frimley‑commissioned winter services are submitted in time so payments can be processed. Read more. |
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| There are still some spaces available at the CPPE EHC workshop on Sunday 15th March at Solent Hotel and Spa Whiteley Rookery Avenue, Fareham PO15 7AJ, 9:30am - 12:30 noon. For more details see here. Open to all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. |
OXFORDSHIRE PHARMACY CONTRACTORSTurning Point, is hosting a free webinar on Ketamine in order to raise awareness among pharmacy and primary care professionals in OXFORDSHIRE. Ketamine Use & Harm Reduction: A Webinar for Frontline Healthcare Professionals Wednesday 25th March 1-1.45pm Ketamine use has increased dramatically among younger people and can have serious health impact. This session, chaired by GP Dr Martyn Hull, will cover urinary health impacts of ketamine, recreational use and harm reduction strategies, and aims to support frontline healthcare professionals to recognise when ketamine use may be causing harm — and to encourage timely engagement with drug and alcohol services. For more information and to register for the webinar click here |
CPPE are hosting a blood pressure assessment workshop on Sunday, 19th April, from 11-1.30pm at the CIM Business Centre, Cookham, Maidenhead. To register see here for more details and registration link. |
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