Community Pharmacy Devon

06/05/2026

Is there a medicine shortage in the UK?

https://shorturl.at/DmJVN

'For many people with epilepsy, there is no plan B when their medication is not available.'

22/04/2026

Providing pharmacy first services and want to make sure your consultation notes are up to the required standard to be included in a patient’s primary care health record? Want to develop your consultation skills to ensure you deliver structured pharmacy first interventions and get the history from patients you need? Then our online Community Pharmacy Devon training evening taking place on the 29th April is for you!

Book a place here - https://shorturl.at/jvxam

21/04/2026

Community pharmacies can provide expert advice and treatment for a range of common conditions.

15/04/2026

09/04/2026

📝Consultation structure and note taking training event!

Providing Pharmacy First Services (minor illness, contraception and hypertension) and want to make sure your consultation notes are up to standard to be included in a patient’s primary care health record? Want to develop your consultation skills to ensure you deliver structured pharmacy first interventions and get the history from patients you need? Then our upcoming Community Pharmacy Devon training evening is for you!

Wednesday 29th April 2026 7.00 pm - 8.30 pm online. Book here -https://shorturl.at/aI5pS

Please share this information with your pharmacy team.

07/04/2026

Pharmacies are a one stop shop for your healthcare needs, helping you to get care quickly while reducing pressure on GP surgeries and emergency departments.
To find your nearest pharmacy visit: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy/

07/04/2026

Pressures Survey 2026: Have you responded yet?

There are just a few days left for pharmacy owners and teams in Devon to report your experiences of the intense challenges facing the sector. The Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2026 is your chance to feed into a national evidence base on pressing matters such as medicine supply, workforce issues, workload, stress, and patient demand. It is critical that the daily reality of pharmacies is accurately represented, and that can only happen if as many owners and team members as possible respond. Community Pharmacy Devon urges all pharmacy staff to take part in the 2026 Pharmacy Pressures Survey before it closes at 10am on Monday 13th April. In just 15 minutes, you can help measure pharmacy’s pressures and strengthen the sector’s case to policymakers.

https://cpe.org.uk/our-news/pressures-survey-extended-were-awaiting-your-response/

07/04/2026

April is Month — Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK. Almost 44,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK. Bowel cancer is treatable and curable especially if diagnosed early

As pharmacy professionals, we’re often the first point of contact — uniquely placed to spot signs, start vital conversations, and guide people toward action. Many suffer in silence, unsure or embarrassed to speak up about symptoms. That’s where we come in.

Our hub has everything to help you identify suspected red flag cancer symptoms.

Access it here: https://www.npa.co.uk/learning-and-development/clinical-resource-hubs/npa-cancer-hub/

02/04/2026

🌿 April is Stress Awareness Month.
A reminder that your mental health matters just as much as your physical health.
Take a moment today to breathe, pause and check in with yourself.
Small steps like rest, movement, and talking to someone you trust can make a big difference. 💚

Visit our website to find out about how we can help and support you - https://pharmacistsupport.org/i-need-help-managing-my/mental-health-and-wellbeing/managing-stress/

26/03/2026

Community Pharmacy England has today published alarming poll results highlighting an "escalating tide of abuse" directed at pharmacy teams across the country. The findings reveal a disturbing trend where frontline healthcare workers are facing daily instances of verbal aggression, physical violence, and targeted racist attacks while attempting to provide essential NHS services.

https://www.itv.com/watch/news/pharmacy-staff-facing-escalating-abuse-from-patients-new-poll-finds/vd38tp8

09/03/2026

🎓 Training event! Online - Thursday, March 26 at 7 pm

⭐ Join the NHS BSA for an Overview of NHS Prescription Services where they will fully explain what happens to your prescriptions once they have left you and how accounts are received and prepared for the scanning process. They will also explain prescription processing and include some important hints and tips on endorsing, fee claiming, wrong group movements and referred backs.

🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♀️ This is also a great opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have to the Head of Pharmaceutical Services and Business Engagement Lead who will be hosting.

Register here - https://rb.gy/bs2rhu.

25/02/2026

Providing the New Medicines Service and want a clinical update (and fantastic CPD) for the new, expanded ‘depression’ arm of the service? Then look no further than our Mental Health NMS Update event in Plymouth on 20th May 2026.

We will host an evening event covering contractual service updates, a whistle-stop mental health update (tailored to community pharmacy teams from a local secondary care mental health expert) and case discussion of real-world scenarios that could happen in your pharmacy.

As always there will be hot food and all members of the pharmacy team are welcome to attend. Book a place here: https://shorter.me/7YFZk

Providing the New Medicines Service and want a clinical update (and fantastic CPD) for the new, expanded ‘depression’ arm of the service?