Community Pharmacy Leicestershire and Rutland – Community Pharmacy Leicestershire and Rutland

Timeline: 2026/27 COVID-19 + Adult Flu Vaccination Advanced Service

We have produced a slide outlining the key dates for the 2026/27 vaccination Advanced Service to support pharmacy teams with timely registration and service readiness. For further information about the service including access to service specification please click below.

LLR Pharmacy First – Achieving Threshold Guidance

We are proud to launch our step-by-step guide created specifically with our teams in mind. Inside you’ll find: 👉 The essential hints and tips that make the biggest difference 👉 Team scripts for counter staff and HCAs 👉 Referral and triage tools to reduce missed activity 👉 Daily huddle checklists 👉 What to do… and importantly, what not to do 👉 Quick wins to help you reach your threshold every single month

Happy 2nd Birthday Pharmacy First

Community pharmacy teams across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland have delivered outstanding results through Pharmacy First. In just the first six months, our region has demonstrated the power of community pharmacy to provide timely, accessible clinical care—relieving pressure on general practice and urgent care while putting patients first. 📊 Explore our 6-month regional performance and see the impact in action.

Monthly Deadline Tracker

To help keep LLR community pharmacy teams on track with monthly tasks, quality payments and to meet local and national deadlines. View the latest monthly Community Pharmacy Deadline Tracker here.

Roving Healthcare Unit – Vaccination Schedule

The Roving Healthcare Unit is delivering free NHS vaccinations across our communities. The unit offers COVID-19, flu (injectable and nasal), MMR, RSV, HPV, and maternal pertussis vaccinations to eligible individuals. 📍 The unit visits multiple locations across the area, making it easier to access essential vaccinations close to home. 📅 View the up-to-date schedule below to find when the unit will be visiting a location near you. Vaccinations are provided in line with national eligibility criteria.

Partnership with Drug Comparison

2 months on, the Drug Comparison App is already making a real difference for busy pharmacy teams. - 850 pharmacies onboarded across the UK - Over 25,000 Barcode scans - Over £1.3M Total Order Value - More than 6,500 orders placed - Over 15 hours saved through instant scanning The app was built by a pharmacist who understands the day-to-day pressures of the job. It is designed to reduce administrative tasks and help teams focus on patients rather than paperwork. We are just getting started, with more powerful modules already on the way. If you haven't joined yet, now is the time. Download the app and see the difference for yourself.

Monthly Newsletter

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Locally Commissioned Services

Many services provided by community pharmacists are commissioned locally according to the needs of the area. Locally commissioned community pharmacy services can be contracted via a number of different routes and by different commissioners. These include:

Pharmacy Contraceptive Service

This service now covers the initiation of oral contraception, routine monitoring and ongoing supply. To help LLR community pharmacies get started including access to prescribing advice from the LLR Area Prescribing Committee click here.

Regional Correspondence

Please see the correspondence we have sent to all community pharmacies across LLR. This can be regional, local or important information for contractors and community pharmacy teams.

Pharmacy First

Around 98% of LLR community pharmacies are now delivering the Pharmacy First service. To help your pharmacy deliver the service successfully including access to resources to help you when speaking to your local GP Practice click here.

Latest Community Pharmacy England News

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Category H: guidance and support for pharmacy owners

Community Pharmacy England is releasing guidance ahead of a webinar to explain Category H, the new Drug Tariff category, to pharmacy owners. We have published…

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