CPCF Latest News
NMS – updated service spec and Directions published
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) have today (1st September 2021) published an updated draft* version of the New Medicine...
Details about 2021/22 Pharmacy Access Scheme published
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have today published details about...
PQS: Additional information published in the Drug Tariff
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has today published the September 2021 Drug Tariff, which contains further detail on the...
C-19 LFD distribution service extended
Following discussions with NHS Test and Trace, NHS England and NHS Improvement has today (26th August 2021) confirmed an extension...
Contractor Announcement: CPCF arrangements for 2021/22 agreed
Announcement summary: Arrangements for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2021/22 have been agreed between PSNC, NHS England and...
New guidance on COVID-19 vaccination requirements when working or deployed in care homes
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published guidance on new regulations which make COVID-19 vaccination a requirement...
Face coverings and PPE in pharmacies – advice from 19th July
During yesterday’s (13th July 2021) Downing Street press briefing, the Prime Minister announced that the majority of legal restrictions will be removed from...
Storage of LFD test kits as the weather heats up
As much of the country is predicted to see higher temperatures and more “summer-like” weather by the end of the...
C-19 test distribution service – the importance of reporting results
Community pharmacy contractors participating in the NHS community pharmacy COVID-19 lateral flow device distribution service (or ‘Pharmacy Collect’) must ensure...