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NHS Smoking Cessation Service - Referral from Secondary Care into Community Pharmacy
The NHS Smoking Cessation Service is a nationally commissioned advanced Service as part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework. This service follows on from the Smoking Cessation Transfer of Care pilots which commenced in November 2020.
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Payment information
To help make payment information more transparent, registered pharmacy and appliance contractors can now access payment information via the Information Services Portal (ISP).
This includes the FP34 Schedule of Payments and a detailed…
NHS Supporting Early Diagnosis of Cancer (Community Pharmacy) Pilot Registration
This pilot will evaluate the implementation of direct referrals by Community Pharmacy to secondary care for people with suspected cancer signs and symptoms. It will start by focusing on testing safety and technical feasibility with a small number of…
Pharmacy First June 2025
This is a news article on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care
The clinical protocols and patient group directions (PGDs) for the NHS Pharmacy First service were updated in June 2025 to include some changes to the gateway criteria.…
NHS Pharmacy First Service (PFS)
The PFS will be a new advanced service that will replace the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS). The full service will consist of three elements:
Pharmacy First (clinical pathways) – new element
Pharmacy First (urgent repeat…