This is a message on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care
Please read the latest news article (May 2026) for updated information.
The NHS Community Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Service will expand to include two Patient Group Directions (PGDs).
The NHS Community Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Service Specification and two new PGDs have been updated to allow for this expansion, as well as other updates to the service. NHS England will publish these documents in their final versions in due course, and will indicate when contractors should start using these updated documents.
Updated NHS Community Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Service Specification (Word: 300KB)Varenicline PGD (Word: 161KB)Cytisinicline PGD (Word: 170KB)NRT Product Reference List (Excel: 25KB)