Essential Services
Essential Services are those which community pharmacies must all provide, as part of the NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF, the ‘pharmacy contract’).
- Clinical Governance
- Discharge Medicines Service (DMS)
- Dispensing Medicines
- Dispensing Appliances
- Disposal of Unwanted Medicines
- Repeat Dispensing
- Public Health (Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles)
- Signposting
- Support for Self-Care
- Opening Hours
- Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) 2025
- Revalidation
- Medicine Shortages
Visit the CPE website for more information on Essential Services.
