Community Pharmacy Black Country – The voice of community pharmacy in the Black Country

Christmas and New Year 25-26 Pharmacy Openings

Christmas and New Year 2025-26 opening times for Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton pharmacies on rota duty over the holiday period are listed here..

Download posters for pharmacy openings
View the Specialist Palliative Care Drugs Supply poster
Access the interactive map showing pharmacy openings

MPPN Clinical Skills Training Event

Pharmacists, locums and pharmacy technicians working in Birmingham, the Black Country or Solihull are invited to join the Midlands Practice Pharmacy Network and Black Country and Birmingham and Solihull LPCs for a focused study day designed to empower community pharmacy with the essential tools, knowledge and practical skills to develop your approach to physical assessment

Sunday 25th January 2026 @ Holiday Inn, M6 Jct 7 Chapel Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 7BG
Register for this event here....

CPBC Social Media Channels

We have channels on LinkedIn, Facebook, X/Twitter, and a very active WhatsApp group for community pharmacy. Please check out with the link....

Save The Date

All our upcoming training events, both face-to-face and online, with details on how to register are here.....

January 2026 Clinical Training Workshop

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Empowering Pharmacy Excellence and Community Wellbeing

Our purpose is to represent, support and promote pharmacy within the Black Country, by demonstrating the value that the profession brings, through innovation and excellence in service delivery. Our vision is to integrate pharmacy in local health provision, being the partner of choice in the improvement of wellbeing in the community

Pharmacy Resources

Controlled Drugs Information

EPS Smartcard Help and Information

Newsletters and WhatsApp

NHS App Resources

Local Events Calendar

Specialist Pharmacy Service

Public Health England Resource Centre

Waste Management

Script newsletter from NHS England Midlands Regional Pharmacy Leadership Team

LPC News

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Christmas and New Year Pharmacy Opening Times

Christmas and New Year 2025-26 opening times for Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton pharmacies on rota duty over the holiday period are listed here. Pull…

12th December 2025

CPBC Newsletters

Community Pharmacy Black Country produces and sends out newsletters to both contractors and pharmacists on topics that are important locally. These affect those businesses directly,…

25th August 2025

CPBC Social Media Channels

Scan or click on each QR code above to follow us on WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook and X/Twitter. We have a very active WhatsApp group, which…

25th August 2025

Essential Services

The Essential Services listed below are offered by all pharmacy contractors as part of the NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (the ‘pharmacy contract’).

Advanced Services

There are several Advanced Services within the NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF). Community pharmacies can choose to provide any of these services as long as they meet the requirements set out in the Secretary of State Directions.

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January 2026 Category M prices announced

The Drug Tariff Category M pricelist for January 2026 has been published on the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) website. The latest outturns from the margin…

23rd December 2025

Introduction of new Drug Tariff Part VIIIA Category: Category H

A new Category will be introduced to Part VIIIA of the Drug Tariff by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from March 2026. The…

23rd December 2025

Drug Tariff Watch – January 2026

The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly, lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into…

23rd December 2025