Community Pharmacy Scotland: representing community pharmacy owners and their teams

CPS represents the owners of community pharmacies across Scotland in discussions with the Scottish Government, NHS Scotland and health boards about services, funding and policy. We also publish news and guidance for pharmacy teams, share SG Circulars, and provide practical tools such as the Part 7 and Adjusted Prices listings and the Scottish Drug Tariff Price Reporter. Read more about what we do.

Pharmacy owners (contractors) join as contractor members. Individuals can join as associate members, with categories for registered pharmacists, registered technicians, FTY pharmacists, non-pharmacist managers and pharmacy students. See who can be a member.

NHS Pharmacy First Scotland is the NHS service that lets people get advice and, where appropriate, treatment for common clinical conditions from their community pharmacy without needing a GP appointment. Public Health Scotland figures show almost two million people used the service in 2025/26. Read about NHS Pharmacy First.

SG Circulars are NHS circulars issued by the Scottish Government. The PCA(P) series sets out changes that affect community pharmacy contractors, such as remuneration, SSPs and PGDs for NHS Pharmacy First. CPS publishes each one with a summary for pharmacy teams. Browse SG Circulars.

Call 0131 467 7766, email enquiries@cps.scot for general enquiries or pharmacy.services@cps.scot for pharmacy services, or write to Community Pharmacy Scotland, 42 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 3NH. Contact us.