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Meningitis: New briefing and resources

Following the recent outbreak of Meningitis, we’ve produced a short briefing for pharmacy teams. This includes:

  • Symptoms to look out for
  • What to tell patients
  • What pharmacists can do
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CPGM Connect: Maximising Your NHS Income – View useful event resources

To help contractors and pharmacy teams maximise their NHS income, we organised a free F2F event. During the day we covered:

  • Pharmdata, Nomination data and FP34s
  • Ensuring you are not missing out on any income with top tips from the NHS BSA
  • Getting the most out of pharmacy services
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Maximising Success with CPCF & PQS

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CPGM Deadline Tracker

To help contractors and pharmacy teams to keep track of key dates and deadlines throughout the month, we regularly publish a deadline tracker.

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Ask the CPGM Team – Drop In Sessions

  • Our online drop-in sessions are for all pharmacy team members
  • Every Wednesday @ 1-2pm
  • This is your chance to talk to us and get your issues resolved.
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CPGM Spring Quiz! – Complete by 1st April for the chance to WIN a prize

As the Spring season starts to fill up our days with lighter mornings and lighter evenings, what better way to celebrate than with some light-hearted…

25th March 2026

Pharmacy Bank Holiday Resources: View CPE’s briefing and CPPSG’s Opioid checklist

CPE Briefing: Pharmacy Bank Holiday Opening Hours in 2026/2027 This briefing provides essential guidance on requirements for the remainder of 2026 and in 2027. This updated…

24th March 2026

CPGM Connect: Otoscope Training – 29th April @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm

To support our pharmacy teams we’ve organised this session – sponsored by Otigo and delivered by Allied Health Training. This F2F event will cover the…

24th March 2026

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Apixaban 2.5mg and 5mg tablets (Sandoz Limited)

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Apixaban 2.5mg and 5mg tablets (Sandoz Limited) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/17 Date issued: 26 March 2026 Sandoz Ltd. have informed…

26th March 2026

Free supply extended to Ciprofloxacin for meningococcal outbreak

NHS England has issued an operational briefing via its regions to all pharmacies and general practices providing an update on the Meningococcal disease outbreak in…

26th March 2026

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Vesomni 6 mg/0.4 mg modified release tablets (Quadrant Pharmaceuticals Limited)

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Vesomni 6 mg/0.4 mg modified release tablets (Quadrant Pharmaceuticals Limited) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/16 Date issued: 26 March 2026 Quadrant…

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