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The content below contains the latest news affecting community pharmacy owners and their teams throughout Scotland. If you can’t find something or you have a question please get in touch with us at webteam@cps.scot
Prescription Courier Changes
Royal Mail has made changes to how prescriptions are collected. Scanning now happens at the depot, not at pickup but your schedule stays the same.
Prescription Courier Update: What’s Changing
Royal Mail has made changes to how prescriptions are collected. Scanning now happens at the depot, not at pickup but your schedule stays the same.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 7th August 2025
Next prescription courier collection is 7th August 2025. Follow bagging guidelines and include GP34 forms..
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 17 July 2025
Next prescription courier collection is 17 July 2025. Follow bagging guidelines and include GP34 forms..
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 3rd July 2025
Your next courier collection is scheduled for Thursday, July 3rd, 2025. We have produced the following guidelines for your prescription bag submissions.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 19th June 2025
Your next courier collection is scheduled for Thursday, June 19th, 2025. We have produced the following guidelines for your prescription bag submissions.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 5th June 2025
Your next courier collection is scheduled for Thursday, June 5th, 2025. We have produced the following guidelines for your prescription bag submissions.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 22nd May 2025
Your next courier collection is scheduled for Thursday, May 22nd, 2025. We have produced the following guidelines for your prescription bag submissions.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 8th May 2025
Your next courier collection is scheduled for Thursday, May 8th, 2025. We have produced the following guidelines for your prescription bag submissions.
Importance of GP34s
When submitting your bundle of prescriptions to P&CFS, one of the things that should always be included is your yellow GP34 form, as it is a legal requirement. You will need to have counted your prescription submission before completing, which involves totalling your number of forms and items.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 3rd April 2025
Your next courier collection is scheduled for Thursday, April 3rd, 2025. We have produced the following guidelines for your prescription bag submissions.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 20th March 2025
Your next courier collection is scheduled for Thursday, March 20th, 2025. We have produced the following guidelines for your prescription bag submissions.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 6th March 2025
Your next courier collection is scheduled for Thursday, March 6th, 2025. We have produced the following guidelines for your prescription bag submissions.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 20th February 2025
Your next courier collection is scheduled for Thursday, February 20th, 2025. As this is a particularly busy period for community pharmacies, please note the following guidelines for your prescription bag submissions.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 6th February 2025
Your next courier collection will take place on Thursday, February 6th, 2025. This is a particular busy period of time for community pharmacy, and we thought it might be useful to remind you of some information around your prescription bag submissions.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 21st January 2025
Your next courier collection will take place on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025. This is a particular busy period of time for community pharmacy, and we thought it might be useful to remind you of some information around your prescription bag submissions.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 7th January 2025
Your next courier collection will take place on Tuesday, January 7th, 2025. This is a particular busy period of time for community pharmacy, and we thought it might be useful to remind you of some information around your prescription bag submissions.
Prescription Collection Courier Service: 17th December 2024
This is a friendly reminder about your next courier collection. The collection will take place on Tuesday, December 17th 2024. With the busiest time of year approaching in community pharmacy, we thought it might be useful to remind you of some information around your prescription bag submissions.
Courier Service - Prescription Bag Submissions
This is a friendly reminder about your next courier collection. The collection will take place on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024. With the busiest time of year approaching in community pharmacy, we thought it might be useful to remind you of some information around your prescription bag submissions.