Nottinghamshire Local Pharmaceutical Committee

20/03/2026

‼️ 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀? 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗖𝗞 𝗡𝗢𝗪! ‼️

There are still numerous pharmacies that are narrowly missing threshold payments by a handful of claims; some just by one or two claims. This means they miss out on either the £500 or £1000 threshold payment. And that is not good for any pharmacy business.

So, as we head towards the end of the month, check your Pharmacy First Threshold payments now and push for threshold over the next few days. Don’t miss out!

19/03/2026

𝗙𝗣𝟯𝟰𝗖 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿

With Good Friday (3rd April) bank holiday occurring in the first five days of April 2026, pharmacy owners will be afforded an extra day, 6th April, to submit their FP34C declaration using the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal. However, this year, the 6th April is also a bank holiday (Easter Monday) which means that the benefit of the extended submission deadline may be lost for many pharmacies closed during the Easter holidays. For example, pharmacies closed during the long Easter weekend may only have two days (1st or 2nd April) to submit their March 2026 declaration to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).

Community Pharmacy England has provided advance notice to help pharmacy owners make arrangements to submit their March FP34C declarations by the 6th April to secure early advance payment on 10th April 2026.

Find out more on CPE's website via the link below ⬇️

🔗 https://cpe.org.uk/our-news/fp34c-and-prescription-bundle-submission-deadlines-over-easter/

#𝗙𝗣𝟯𝟰𝗖

18/03/2026

The sun is shining here in Cotgrave and our March committee meeting has commenced! ☀️

17/03/2026

𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁: 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 '𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲' 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴

Thanks to analytics from our Pharmacy First Nottinghamshire website, we know that many people across Nottinghamshire are currently searching 'earache' and finding information about how they can access help in their local community pharmacy for this condition.

Make sure you and your team are prepared this week and next to support anyone presenting with earache 👂🏻

16/03/2026

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱

Community Pharmacy England has extended the deadline to respond to the 2026 Pharmacy Pressures Survey to 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹.

Take part today ⬇️
🔗 https://cpe.org.uk/our-news/pressures-survey-extended-were-awaiting-your-response/

13/03/2026

𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀

Fantastic '5-minute read' article from senior clinical pharmacist Neil Desai in The The Pharmacist offering his ten top tips for making the most of hypertension reviews to improve patient outcomes.

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/in-practice/ten-tips-for-effective-hypertension-reviews/?contact_id=147515760&utm_campaign=4349765_PHA%20Clinical%2011.03.26&utm_medium=email&utm_source=DotDigital&dm_i=7PN7,2L8AT,2FTRW0,5RJ15,1,0,0,0

Neil is an Independent Prescriber specialising in hypertension and a Senior Clinical Pharmacist at Central Sutton PCN, where he leads and delivers hypertension clinics for his GP Practice.

Senior clinical pharmacist Neil Desai offers his ten top tips for making the most of hypertension reviews to improve patient outcomes

12/03/2026

Another busy day keeping great company for our chair Robert Severn yesterday as he attended Community Pharmacy England 's Forum of LPC Chairs 2026!

11/03/2026

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 - 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿

In response to contractors' feedback in relation to how to make the most of social media, in our next contractor support webinar, we're looking at how effective use of social media can ensure you maximise your NHS income.

The webinar is free and will take place on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟳.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟴.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺. You can book your place by simply scanning the QR below and completing the registration form ⬇️

10/03/2026

𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁: 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆

Huge thanks to Anne-Marie and the team at Community Pharmacy BLMK & Northants for sharing this really useful graphic with us. It outlines the fact that, for acute sore throat, Pharmacy First can now be claimable even when the outcome is self-care advice.

06/03/2026

𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Don't forget to complete Community Pharmacy England's Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2026.

The survey is crucial for monitoring the health of the sector. Its findings provide clear evidence of the realities facing community pharmacy. CPE has acknowledged that being asked for feedback every year can feel repetitive, but the enormous response they receive from contractors is invaluable: it captures what is needed to continue pushing for vital changes, using the latest evidence to strengthen the case and support the sector.

Find out more and complete the survey here before 16th March ⬇️

🔗 https://cpe.org.uk/our-news/pharmacy-pressures-survey-2026-your-responses-help-secure-our-future/

Community Pharmacy England has launched its fifth annual Pharmacy Pressures Survey, and we are keen to hear from all pharmacy owners and staff. The survey is crucial for monitoring the health of the sector. Its findings provide clear evidence of the realities facing community pharmacy. We know th

05/03/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

📅 12th March 2026
⏰7-8pm
ℹ️ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 '𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲'

Each month a total of £212,000, (£1,000 per contractor), is available to contractors across Nottinghamshire who complete more than 30 clinical pathway consultations. However, a significant proportion of this funding is lost each month because contractors do not meet the required 30 consultations, or only partially meet the threshold.

Our discussions with pharmacists across the system have highlighted that there may be some confusion around what constitutes “meeting the gateway”, resulting in many legitimate claims being missed.

This webinar aims to support contractors and their teams to better understand the gateway changes and to help ensure that more of the £212,000 available is successfully claimed each month.

Please register your interest using the following link or simply can scan the QR code below. We look forward to seeing you!

🔗 https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=A282p8liL0W0VuuvgopLGRRxwEYGV35Evvhig_TFnTZUNEpIVDM3TEkzU0ZLRTRFN0ZBSFNVNjdVSi4u&route=shorturl

04/03/2026

⭐️ 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗛𝗦 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 ⭐️

Don't forget that all pharmacy contractors across Nottinghamshire are required to participate in a mandatory local health campaign promoting the NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) from 𝟮𝗻𝗱–𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

The campaign forms part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework and requires full participation as it supports public health, raises awareness of the PCS, and contributes to meeting March 2026 bundling requirements for Pharmacy First.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
✅ Display contraception related materials in your pharmacy
✅ Sharing information via websites
✅ Post on your social media platforms such as Facebook
✅ Include messages in patient communications.

⭐️ Existing promotional resources already in use will count

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
You must confirm your participation between 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 via a web form using this link 🔗 https://forms.office.com/Pages/ShareFormPage.aspx....

𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
Social media copy and assets to increase public awareness that pharmacies can provide oral emergency contraception for free, without seeing their GP can be accessed here 🔗 https://campaignresources.dhsc.gov.uk/.../emergency.../
Posters including the Contraception Service Poster and resources to promote PSCS can be downloaded via this link
🔗 https://www.england.nhs.uk/.../pharmacy.../resources/.
Printable posters and digital posters are available in different languages on Community Pharmacy England's website 🔗https://cpe.org.uk/.../pharmacy-contraception-service/