# Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework: 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026

Source: https://www.keypedia.com/records/uk_mhra_guidance/uk-mhra/5c424a74-8d1d-46ad-94fe-6541ced5dc0b
Type: Guidance
Published: March 30, 2025

> The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS England, and Community Pharmacy England (CPE) have established a new Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework aimed at stabilizing the UK medicine supply and expanding pharmacy-led clinical services. While the provided text does not detail specific company violations or inspection dates, it outlines a significant regulatory and financial restructuring. The agreement includes a 19.7% funding increase to £3.073 billion and the forgiveness of £193 million in historic over-payments to the sector. Required actions under this new framework focus on service expansion, specifically the continuation of the 'Pharmacy First' program and enhancements to the New Medicine Service (NMS). The NMS will be broadened to include support for patients prescribed antidepressants and the implementation of a national emergency contraception service. These initiatives are designed to improve public access to primary care by utilizing the clinical expertise of community pharmacists. This framework replaces previous funding models and sets clear expectations for service delivery and medicine management across the industry.

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## Content

The Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC ), NHS England and Community Pharmacy England (CPE) have agreed a new Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework. The joint document describes how an increase in funding of 19.7% to £3.073 billion, alongside an agreement not to recover £193 million of historic over-paid funding from the sector, will be used to help stabilise medicine supply and build on the services that community pharmacy provide. The letter also confirms continued funding for Pharmacy First to continue to grow this service and provide increased access to primary care. It also describes how the New Medicine Service (NMS) will be expanded to include: medicines prescribed for depression the introduction of a national emergency contraception service

## Attachments

- [Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework: 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026](/government/publications/community-pharmacy-contractual-framework-2024-to-2025-and-2025-to-2026/community-pharmacy-contractual-framework-2024-to-2025-and-2025-to-2026)