Community pharmacies in England have been reacting to the increase in Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) funding for 2025-26, as well as the retrospective increase for 2024-25.
‘Staring down the barrel’ or a ‘positive first step’?
Reaction to the funding contract from pharmacy groups has been mixed, from demands for the CPE executive team to “immediately resign" to describing it as a “vital lifeline”.

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