References
All links accessed on 3rd June 2026
1. NHS England. Independent prescribing. https://www.england.nhs.uk/primary-care/pharmacy/pharmacy-integration-fund/independent-prescribing/
2. Department of Health & Social Care. Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework: financial year 2026 to 2027. 29 May 2026. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-pharmacy-contractual-framework-financial-year-2026-to-2027/community-pharmacy-contractual-framework-financial-year-2026-to-2027
3. UK Statutory Instruments. The National Health Service (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Independent Prescribing) Regulations 2006. 2006 No. 913. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/913/made
4. DHSC & NHS England. Press release: ‘£340 million pharmacy boost brings faster care to the high street’. 29 May 2026. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/340m-pharmacy-boost-brings-faster-care-to-your-high-street
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8. Community Pharmacy Wales. PIPS Pharmacist Independent Prescribing Service: Common Ailments and Contraception. 17 November 2023. https://cpwales.org.uk/clinical-services-2/pips-pharmacist-independent-prescribing-service-common-ailments-and-contraception/
9. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership. All Wales Pharmacy Database and Service Specifications. https://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/primary-care-services/our-services/pharmacy-services/all-wales-pharmacy-database/
10. Community Pharmacy Wales. ‘Pharmacy Independent Prescribing (PIPS) FAQ’. Updated 6 January 2026. https://cpwales.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IP-FAQ-2.pdf
11. Community Pharmacy Scotland. Pharmacy First Plus. https://www.cps.scot/pharmacy-first-scotland-plus
12. General Pharmaceutical Council. Independent prescriber education and training. https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/students-and-trainees/pharmacist-education-and-training/independent-prescriber-education-and-training
13. GPhC. ‘Standards for the education and training of pharmacist independent prescribers’. Updated October 2022. https://assets.pharmacyregulation.org/files/document/standards-for-the-education-and-training-of-pharmacist-independent-prescribers-october-2022.pdf
14. NHS England. Workforce, training and education. Independent Prescribing. https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/pharmacy/independent-prescribing
15. NHS Education for Scotland. Pharmacy. Independent prescribing, consultation and clinical assessment skills training. https://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/our-work/pharmacy/independent-prescribing-consultation-and-clinical-assessment-skills-training/
16. NHS Business Services Authority. ‘What can a pharmacist prescriber prescribe?’. https://faq.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/knowledgebase/article/KA-01426/en-us
17. NHS Electronic Drug Tariff. ‘Part XVIIB(ii) - Non-Medical Independent Prescribing (Nurses, Pharmacists, Optometrists, Physiotherapists and Chiropodists/Podiatrists)’. https://www.drugtariff.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/#/00909140-DC/DC00908357/Part%20XVIIB(ii)%20-%20Non-Medical%20Independent%20Prescribing%20(Nurses,%20Pharmacists,%20Optometrists,%20Physiotherapists%20and%20Chiropodists%20Podiatrists)
18. Welsh Government. ‘Independent and Supplementary Prescribing in Wales: Guidance for employers and practitioners in NHS Wales’. January 2024. https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2024-03/independent-and-supplementary-prescribing-in-wales.pdf
19. Community Pharmacy England. Dispensing & Supply: ‘Who can prescribe what?’. https://cpe.org.uk/dispensing-and-supply/prescription-processing/receiving-a-prescription/who-can-prescribe-what/
20. Royal College of Pharmacy & Royal College of Nursing. Position statement: ‘Prescribing and dispensing / supply / administration by the same healthcare professional’. 22 January 2024, review date January 2026. https://www.rcpharm.org/policies/prescribing-and-dispensing-supply-administration-by-the-same-healthcare-professional/
21. Public Health Scotland. Rules for reimbursement. Last updated 21 October 2024. https://publichealthscotland.scot/resources-and-tools/medical-practice-and-pharmaceuticals/scottish-drug-tariff/rules-for-reimbursement/authority/prescribing/
22. CPS. Newly Qualified CPS / NES Funded Employee CPIPs. 12 March 2026. https://www.cps.scot/latest-news/newly-qualified-cps-/-nes-funded-employee-cpips
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24. UK Health Security Agency. Notifiable diseases and how to report them. Published 12 September 2024, last updated 19 May 2026. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notifiable-diseases-and-how-to-report-them
25. Welsh Medical Advice Service (GCFC/WMAS). Guidance for Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Service (PIPS): Common Ailments and Contraception. 10 July 2025. https://www.wmic.wales.nhs.uk/guidance-for-pharmacy-independent-prescribing-service-pips/