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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Webinar recording: 2026/27 CPCF settlement

Community Pharmacy England’s webinar on the new funding settlement is now available to watch on-demand.

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Pharmacy Opening Hours Webinar - Monday, July 20, 7:30 PM

Community Pharmacy England will be hosting a webinar on the regulatory provisions and issues around pharmacy core and supplementary opening hours. The session will explain the current requirements, notifications and applications, market entry issues around opening hours, explain how ICBs and NHS Resolution are assessing applications/appeals, and provide practical guidance on the evidence to include with applications. This webinar is suitable for pharmacy owners and LPC members to attend.

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Data Security and Protection Toolkit Webinar - recording now available

Pharmacy owners can now watch a recording of CPE's online workshop on completing the 2026 Data Security and Protection Toolkit ahead of the 30th June submission deadline.

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CPPE West Midlands Regional Newsletter Summer 2026

Use this newsletter to explore how CPPE can help you grow as a professional.

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NHSE WT&E Midlands Pharmacy Newsletter May 2026

In this update: Foundation Pharmacist, FTPP Mandatory Assessment Requirements, Support for Supervisors, Onboarding process for Trainee Foundation Pharmacist 26/27, Independent Prescribing 2026/27, Pharmacy Technicians, Community Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme 2026, WT&E Update Education Commissioning Intention Letters 2026/27

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Independent Pharmacy Awards

Enter the best awards ceremony for independent community pharmacy and shout about your achievements! The deadline for entries is 22nd July.

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Community Pharmacy Herefordshire and Worcestershire Latest News

Seasonal Flu Vaccination: Operational Letter Published for 2026/27

NHS England has released an operational letter outlining its plans for the seasonal flu vaccination programme. The update sets out NHS England’s initial three‑year ambitions…

3rd July 2026

Ensuring continuity of Pharmacy First services during system outage

ACTION for Community Pharmacy Contractors – guidelines from the Primary Care Commissioning Team, Office of the West Midlands: To ensure continuity of service and minimise…

2nd July 2026

Annual Complaints Submission

The Office of the West Midlands have advised that they are not using MS Forms for gathering Annual Complaint information this year and pharmacies will…

2nd July 2026

A message from our new CEO

As many of you know, Fiona Lowe is retiring from her role as CEO for both Community Pharmacy Arden and Community Pharmacy Herefordshire and Worcestershire.…

30th June 2026

MenB Vaccination: Service Specs Published

NHS England has released the full service specification for the new Meningococcal B (MenB) Vaccination Service, following the Department of Health and Social Care’s announcement…

26th June 2026

Meningococcal B (MenB) time limited vaccination offer letter

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England have issued a new letter giving additional detail about the time‑limited Meningococcal B (MenB) vaccination offer.…

19th June 2026

Community Pharmacy England Latest News

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MenB vac: vaccine allocation and ordering guidance

NHS England has published guidance on their Futures website for pharmacy owners regarding the allocation and ordering of the vaccine to be used in the…

10th July 2026

Action your Unpaid items on the MYS portal

Latest data obtained from the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) shows there were over 194,000 unpaid or Referred Back (RB) items on the Manage Your…

10th July 2026

SSPs for Estradot® patches (SSP079, SSP080, SSP081, SSP082) further extended

Update 10/07/26 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) for Estradot® 50micrograms/24hours patches…

10th July 2026

SSP61 – Creon® 25000 gastro-resistant capsules further extended

Update 10/07/26 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) for Creon® 25000 gastro-resistant…

10th July 2026

SSP60 – Creon® 10000 gastro-resistant capsules further extended

Update 10/07/26 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) for Creon® 10000 gastro-resistant…

10th July 2026

Medicine Supply Notification: Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml (Fixapost®) eye drops 0.2ml unit dose preservative free

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml (Fixapost®) eye drops 0.2ml unit dose preservative…

9th July 2026