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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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Original Pack Dispensing Webinar

CPE is hosting a webinar on Original Pack Dispensing (OPD) on Monday 25th November, at 7:30pm. This session will outline recent regulatory changes allowing pharmacies the flexibility to dispense up to +/- 10% of prescribed quantities in original packs starting in January 2025.

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Funding and Reimbursement Shorts

Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video providing guidance on how to correctly endorse and claim for any supplies made against a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP).

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Help protect the future of Community Pharmacies in your constituency

This promotional video by CPE is aimed at MPs and explains the important role community pharmacies play in the healthcare system, highlighting the current pressures the sector is facing.

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Pharmacy First Revised Thresholds

The Pharmacy First Service thresholds have been amended for the rest of the year as a result of concerns raised by community pharmacies.

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Reliever Inhaler Use

Blog post written by Paul Rowley, CPHW committee member

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Community Pharmacy Herefordshire and Worcestershire Latest News

World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 18-24 November 2024

The World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign initiated by the World Health Organisation to raise awareness and understanding of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)…

19th November 2024

Pharmacy First Campaign Relaunched

NHS England has relaunched their Pharmacy First public-facing campaign on Monday 11th November. Minor revisions have been made to the original campaign materials used earlier…

12th November 2024

Reminder: Mandatory Workforce Survey

Pharmacy owners are reminded of the requirement to complete the 2024 workforce survey, which is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. The NHS Business Services…

12th November 2024

National Self-Care Week 18-24 November 2024

National Self-Care Week (18-24 November 2024) is organised by the charity Self-Care Forum and aims to promote better understanding of physical and mental wellbeing by…

12th November 2024

HW Pharmacy First Event Postponed!

The Herefordshire and Worcestershire Pharmacy First Event originally advertised for November 13th has been postponed until a later date, possibly early 2025. Please accept our…

31st October 2024

Flu vac promotional resources

Community Pharmacy England has released a series of resources to help further promote the Flu Vaccination Service to patients and members of the public, including:…

29th October 2024

Community Pharmacy England Latest News

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November 2024 Price Concessions 2nd Update

Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department…

20th November 2024

Medicine Supply Notification: Levobunolol (Betagan®) 0.5% eye drops 0.4ml unit dose preservative free

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Levobunolol (Betagan®) 0.5% eye drops 0.4ml unit dose preservative free. MSN/2024/108…

20th November 2024

Guidance on handling ‘FS’ endorsed prescriptions for free supply of sexual health treatments

As ‘FS’ endorsed prescription items become more common, Community Pharmacy England has released updated guidance on how pharmacies should handle these prescriptions. Community pharmacies are…

20th November 2024

NHS England seek your views on central procurement of flu vacs

The NHS Vaccination Strategy, published in December last year, set out an intention for NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and…

20th November 2024

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Entyvio 108mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe (Takeda UK Limited)

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Entyvio 108mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe (Takeda UK Limited) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/55 Date issued: 18…

18th November 2024

Reminder: complete the 2024 mandatory workforce survey

Pharmacy owners are reminded of the requirement to complete the 2024 workforce survey, which is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. Read more about…

18th November 2024