Important dates for CPCF services pharmacy owners should know

The last day for updating pharmacy’s NHS website profile and their DoS profile is 31^st December

Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has published a list of important dates for services provided within the NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF).

These services include: Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS); COVID-19 Vaccination Service; Discharge Medicines Service (DMS); Flu Vaccination Service; Hypertension Case-Finding Service; Lateral Flow Device (LFD) Service; New Medicine Service (NMS); Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS); and Pharmacy First Service.

The list starts from 16 November 2023 when the announcement was made that CPE had reached agreement with government and the NHS on the launch of Pharmacy First service as well as other changes to funding and services.

Pharmacy owners who are intending to provide the service, and want to receive the £2,000 initial fixed payment on 1st February 2024, should complete the declaration by the end of this month (31st December).

CPE has also published the service specification, clinical pathways and associated resources on its website to assist pharmacy owners and their teams to start to prepare for the service.

The last day for national booking service (NBS) booked appointments for COVID-19 and NHS flu vaccinations is 14 December 2023. Pharmacy owners providing the service are reminded that they should not post NBS clinics after this date as it will be closed to bookings on 15th December 2023.

Deadline to complete the full CPAF questionnaire, if requested to do so, and the 2023 Workforce survey (this is a mandatory for all pharmacy owners) is December 17.

All pharmacy owners should verify or update their NHS website profile and DoS profile using NHS Profile Manager by the end of this month.

Check out important dates for CPCF services for the year 2024 at the CPE website. 

It is a ‘live’ page and information will be updated as and when announcements and dates are confirmed, CPE said, while encouraging pharmacy owners to check the page regularly to get the latest updates.

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