This is a message on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care
Amended directions to Pharmaceutical Services (Advanced and Enhanced Services) have been made and published. These amendments relate to the expansion of NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service to include Emergency Hormonal Contraception and the expansion of NHS New Medicine Service to include depression as a therapeutic area from Wednesday 29 October 2025.
Read the updated directions: The Pharmaceutical Services (Advanced and Enhanced Services) (Further Amendments) (England) Directions 2025