Amendment to notice periods required for changing supplementary hours
Monday 3rd October 2022
Following discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England as part of Year 4 negotiations, it has been agreed that the required notice periods for changes to supplementary opening hours will reduce.
Community pharmacy contractors who want to change their supplementary opening hours are required by their terms of service to notify NHS England.
From 1st October 2022, if a contractor wants to:
- increase supplementary opening hours at the pharmacy, this can be done with no notice – but notification of the change must still be given to NHS England.
- decrease supplementary opening hours at the pharmacy, at least five weeks’ notice must be given to NHS England prior to implementing the change.
Monday 3rd October 2022
