Update on Independent Prescribing in Community Pharmacy Pathfinder Programme

From September 2026, all newly qualified pharmacists will be independent prescribers on the day of their registration.
This presents an opportunity for NHS England to commission clinical services from community pharmacies incorporating independent prescribing, as the new workforce enters the profession.
In anticipation of this, as well as funding access to independent prescriber training, NHS England are running the Independent Prescribing in Community Pharmacy Pathfinder Programme, enabling community pharmacist prescribers in ‘pathfinder’ sites to deliver prescribing models as part of integrated primary care clinical services

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