Community Pharmacy Devon Weekly Dose đ
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Thursday 8th January 2026
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Welcome to your weekly injection of local and national pharmacy news. As always, if you have any feedback or comments, please contact us by email at admin@cpdevon.org.uk.
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âNHS Hypertension Case-Finding Service (HCFS) Workshop - 13th January
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If you would like to attend, please register here. (Will need a CPPE login). Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians from all sectors are welcome.
Tuesday 13th January 2026, 19:00-21:30 at Exeter Court Hotel.
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Patient Abuse: Share Your Views
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Community Pharmacy England needs pharmacy owners in Devon to help measure the extent of patient abuse.
A new opinion poll is asking for your experiences of abuse and aggression from frustrated members of the public, as well as other challenges. The results will be discussed at the Committeeâs first meeting of 2026 and contribute to efforts to push for further improvements and support for the sector.
The short survey, open until 11.59pm on Thursday 22nd January, offers local pharmacy owners the chance to feed directly into the national negotiatorâs work.
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âUpcoming Training - Mental Health NMS Update Event: 27th January 2026
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Providing the New Medicines Service and want a clinical update (and fantastic CPD) for the new, expanded âdepressionâ arm of the service? Then look no further than our Mental Health NMS Update event in Exeter on 27th January 2026.
We will host an evening event covering contractual service updates, a whistle-stop mental health update (tailored to community pharmacy teams from a local secondary care mental health expert) and case discussion of real-world scenarios that could happen in your pharmacy. As always there will be hot food and all members of the pharmacy team are welcome to attend.
Book a place here.
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The Early Career Pharmacist Supervisor Resource Library Now Live
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Visit our new Futures Page to find out more.
This curated library has been developed to support supervisors of newly qualified pharmacists under both the previous and current learning outcomes as well as those early in their career. It offers a flexible collection of short courses, training materials, and practical tools to help supervisors provide high-quality support aligned with current education and training standards.
Please note: this resource does not include content related to designated prescribing practitioner (DPP) supervision or clinical supervision assurance of practice.
We encourage you to explore the library and share it with colleagues involved in supervising early career pharmacists. By improving access to high-quality supervisory support, we aim to strengthen the learning experience for new registrants and contribute to a more confident, capable pharmacy workforce.
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South West Foundation Trainee Pharmacists - Monthly Update January 2026
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You can view all upcoming events across January here.
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From Devon to Nationwide: Local Pharmacist Publishes Routledge Book on High Street Survival
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Chasing Permanence: How Businesses on Our High Streets Can Adapt and Thrive, written by Plymouth pharmacist, Steven Adjei, explores how pharmacies and other high-street businesses can adapt and thrive amid rapid closures (now up to 18 a day). The book is grounded in community pharmacy and features five national business case studies â including a major UK pharmacy chain â while introducing The Five Determinants of Permanence: Tangibility, Affordability, Human Capital, Risk & Resilience, and Strategy.
The official launch takes place on 15 January 2026 at The Box, Plymouth, and is the cityâs first-ever High-Street Forum.
You can purchase the book now in all good bookshops and online. Huge congratulations to you Steven!
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