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CPE

Previously known as the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC), Community Pharmacy England (CPE) is the representative body for all community pharmacy owners in England.

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Financial Management & Funding

CPE: Pharmacies now £65k better off – before staff bills accounted for

CPE says an 'average pharmacy' will earn over £5k more per month

08 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Contract

Clinical services to be included in advance payments from April

DHSC has agreed to make advance payments for clinical services. Payments for HCFS and PCS to start in April.

08 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical services

Labour’s prescribing service promise ‘not discussed at all’ in contract talks

Labour's prescribing plans still murky despite recent contract announcement

03 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Pharmacy contract in ‘very final stages’ says Wes Streeting

Labour on the verge of agreeing new terms with CPE says Streeting.

14 Mar 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Business environment

Pressures survey deadline extended

CPE has extended the deadline for its Pharmacy Pressures Survey to Monday March 10.

27 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Predictions of July contract resolution are bogus says CPE as it hikes levy

We have not made any predictions of a date for an agreed contract, says CPE.

18 Feb 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Vaccinations

‘Small number’ of pharmacy flu jab fees to be ‘recovered’ by NHS

Fee warning for pharmacies that vaccinated outside the service specification

11 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Funding talks unlikely to bear fruit before April, CPE papers reveal

Talks expected to conclude between April and July, CPE papers indicate.

11 Feb 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Sustainability

CPE: Pharmacies can’t cope with proposed waste exemption charges

Proposed £56 charge would penalise pharmacies, negotiator argues

28 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Breaking: Government opens long-awaited contract discussions with CPE

Labour acknowledges sector has had 'years of underfunding and neglect' as talks open

28 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

We’ve exited our NHS pharmacy contract – it was that or go bust

Kent pharmacy owner makes the 'heart-wrenching' decision to focus solely on private services

24 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Policy

Select committee report: Government makes no promises on pharmacy funding

The Government says it is committed to expanding the clinical role of community pharmacy and improving workforce planning but won’t make any commitments on funding.

13 Jan 2025 , 3 Min Article

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Regulations

Pharmacies may need to amend dispensing processes with January introduction of OPD

CPE warns that pharmacies may need to amend dispensing processes with the introduction of OPD for NHS prescriptions in January.

03 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy team

Pharmacies asked to get patients to feedback on Pharmacy First

Community Pharmacy England has teamed up with Healthwatch England to launch an online Pharmacy First patient survey.

26 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy team

CPE advice audit shows informal referrals from GPs costing pharmacy network £115m

CPE's 2024 Pharmacy Advice Audit shows that over 1.3 million unfunded consultations a week now being carried out by community pharmacy teams in England.

29 Oct 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Services

Under a fifth of polled contractors expect to hit Pharmacy First target in September

Avicenna members not confident they will complete 20 pathway consultations in September

11 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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