Welcome to Community Pharmacy Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Representing community pharmacy, working in collaboration with others, to improve the quality of health and well-being of the people in our counties. At present we represent 117 community pharmacies across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

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Children’s Flu Vac Webinar on Demand

A recording of CPE's Childhood Flu Vaccination Service Webinar is now vailable on demand, along with the presentation slides.

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CPPE Workshops West Midlands October 2025 – March 2026

Download the flyer for the upcoming CPPE in person training courses in the West Midlands.

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Community Pharmacy Herefordshire and Worcestershire Latest News

Pharmacy Christmas and New Year Bank Holiday Opening Hours

Please find attached details of pharmaceutical provision across Herefordshire and Worcestershire for  Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays for your information. 25th December 2025 26th December 2025 1st January…

19th December 2025

C-19 & Adult Flu Vaccination: Joint 2026/27 Service Specification Published

Key Points:  New joint service specification for COVID-19 and adult flu vaccinations published COVID-19 vaccinations become an Advanced service. Fees for both vaccinations uplifted, but…

18th December 2025

Rybelsus: New Formulation (Updated)

There is a new formulation of Rybelsus coming out and there will be a change-over period where the different formulations will be on the market…

27th November 2025

Reminder: EPS Nominations – Guidelines and Resources

Nominations give patients the option to choose, or ‘nominate’, a preferred dispensing contractor to which their prescriptions can be sent electronically using EPS. Please remember…

25th November 2025

Recap: Thrive to Survive – Maximising Your Pharmacy Income Event

We’d like to say a big thank you to all pharmacy representatives who attended our recent event in Redditch tailored to help you excel in…

18th November 2025

Midlands Pharmacy Educator’s Support Event: EOIs Invited

We are pleased to share that planning is underway for the next event for educational supervisors based in the Midlands region. This will be a…

13th November 2025

Community Pharmacy England Latest News

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Medicine Supply Notification: Hypurin® Porcine 30/70 Mix (insulin isophane biphasic porcine) 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml cartridges

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Hypurin® Porcine 30/70 Mix (insulin isophane biphasic porcine) 100units/ml suspension for…

29th December 2025

MPs Invited to Future of Primary Care Parliamentary Drop-In 

Community Pharmacy England is continuing its work to ensure that the voice of community pharmacy is heard at the highest levels of Government. As part…

29th December 2025

Extended FP34C submission deadline for prescriptions dispensed in December 2025

With New Year’s Day (1 January 2026) occurring in the first five days of the FP34C submission window, pharmacy owners will have an extra day,…

29th December 2025

12 products added to the Discount Not Deducted (DND) list from January 2026

Community Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services…

29th December 2025

7 products re-classified as special containers from January 2026

Following representations from Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined that the following products will be granted special container…

29th December 2025

Call for feedback – Help shape future C-19 & LAIV vac centralised supplies

NHS England is seeking feedback from pharmacy owners to help shape the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) nasal spray for…

29th December 2025