PSNC regularly responds to public consultations undertaken by bodies such as the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Monitor. Recent responses to consultations are available below:

PSNC response to DHSC’s consultation on hub and spoke dispensing (June 2022)

PSNC’s response to DHSC’s consultation on original pack dispensing and supply of medicines containing sodium valproate (December 2021)

PSNC’s response to Integrating care – Next steps to building strong and effective integrated care systems across England (January 2021)

PSNC response to Health and Social Care Select Committee- The future of General Practice (December 2021)

PSNC response to APPG for pharmacy inquiry: The future of pharmacy in the wake of COVID (November 2021)

PSNC’s response to Serious Shortage Protocol 12 month review (November 2020)

PSNC’s response to the NICE consultation on the Community pharmacies: promoting health and wellbeing Quality Standard (February 2020)

PSNC’s response to the DHSC consultation on community pharmacy reimbursement reforms (September 2019)

PSNC response to the GPhC Consultation on draft guidance for pharmacist prescribers (June 2019)

PSNC response to APPG on Access to Medicines and Medical Devices’ consultation paper on specials procurement (May 2019)

PSNC response to GPhC initial education and training standards for pharmacists consultation (April 2019)

PSNC response to the NHS Improvement consultation on Developing a patient safety strategy for the NHS (February 2019)

PSNC response to draft 2019/20 NHS Standard Contract (full length and shorter-form versions): A consultation (January 2019)

PSNC response to the NHS England and NHS Clinical Commissioners consultation on Items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care: an update and a consultation on further guidance for CCGs (January 2019)

PSNC response to the Informal consultation on urgent changes to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to ensure the continuity of supply of medicines (including in a ‘no deal’ Brexit) (December 2018)

PSNC response to the DHSC inquiry on the Impact of a No-deal Brexit on Health and Social Care (October 2018)

PSNC response to the DHSC consultation on Gluten-free food on NHS prescription in England (October 2018)

PSNC response to the DHSC consultation on Rebalancing Medicines Legislation and Professional Regulation: draft Orders under section 60 of the Health Act 1999 (September 2018)

PSNC response to the House of Lords Select Committee’s call for evidence on the rural economy (September 2018)

PSNC response to A Consultation on implementing ‘safety features’ under the Falsified Medicines Directive (September 2018)

PSNC response to the General Pharmaceutical Council’s consultation on developing its approach to regulating registered pharmacies (August 2018)

PSNC response to the British Lung Foundation’s call for evidence: evidence to support changes in respiratory policy or service interventions (May 2018)

PSNC response to the General Pharmaceutical Council’s consultation on education and training standards for pharmacist independent prescribers (May 2018)

PSNC response to Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future: A draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027 (March 2018)

PSNC response to Conditions for which over the counter items should not routinely be prescribed in primary care: A consultation on guidance for CCGs (March 2018)

Response to NICE consultation on draft Quality Standard for Medicines management for people receiving social care in the community (February 2018)

Response to NICE consultation on draft Community pharmacy: promoting health and wellbeing guideline (February 2018)

Response to the Home Office consultation on proposals to schedule pregabalin and gabapentin under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2011 (January 2018)

Response to the Department of Health consultation on the proposed legal requirements to provide information about health service products (November 2017)

Response to the NHS England and NHS Clinical Commissioners consultation on Items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care: A Consultation on guidance of CCGs (October 2017)

Response to GPhC consultation on guidance to ensure a safe and effective pharmacy team (October 2017)

Response to ‘The Availability of Gluten Free Foods on Prescription in Primary Care’ (May 2017)

Response to letter “Community pharmacy in 2016/17 and beyond” (May 2016)

Response to the Department of Health consultation on Amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012: ‘Hub and spoke’ dispensing, prices of medicines on dispensing labels, labelling requirements and pharmacists’ exemption (May 2016)

Response to consultation on Visitor and Migrant Cost Recovery – Extending Charging (March 2016)

Response to the Department of Health consultation on the Government’s mandate to NHS England to 2020 (November 2015)

Response to consultation on MHRA regulatory fees – proposals for 01 April 2016 (November 2015)

Response to GP and community pharmacy integration consultation (October 2015)

Response to the Department of Health consultation on Amendments to the statutory scheme to control the prices of branded health service medicines (October 2014)

Response to NHS England’s Discussion Paper for the NHS Standard Contract (September 2014)

Response to the Monitor/NHS England consultation on reimbursement or urgent and emergency care services (September 2014)

Response to Protecting Health and Care Information (August 2014)

Response to the Proposals to include Schedules 2 and 3 Controlled Drugs within the scope of the Electronic Prescription Service (August 2014)

Response to the Department of Health consultation on Proposed Changes to NHS Availability of Erectile Dysfunction Treatments (March 2014)

Written evidence submitted to the ‘Winter Pressures on Health Services’ Inquiry of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Primary Care and Public Health (March 2014)

Response to NHS England’s community pharmacy Call to Action (March 2014)

Response to the HSCIC consultation on the proposed changes to the General Pharmaceutical Services in England publication (January 2014)

HEFCE/HEE – Enabling a sustainable supply of pharmacy graduates: Proposals for consultation (first stage) (November 2013)

NHS England – Improving General Practice – a Call to Action (November 2013)

Home Office Consultation on scheduling of Tramadol and exemptions for Temazepam prescriptions (September 2013)

Department of Health consultation on Refreshing the Mandate to NHS England: 2014-2015 (September 2013)

Department for Transport consultation on drug driving (joint response with Pharmacy Voice) (September 2013)

Department of Health consultation on statutory Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) (July 2013)

Monitor call for evidence on general practice services sector in England (July 2013)

NHS England’s Discussion Paper for Stakeholders, on the NHS Standard Contract for 2014 /15 (July 2013)

Response to the APPG on Primary Care and Public Health NHS inquiry (March 2013)