England: Pharmacy Contraception Service to include emergency contraception

ByCristina Puig

October 2025. The Provision of emergency contraceptive pills through the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) is scheduled to begin in October 2025. The English government announced this measure in April 2025 as part of efforts to ensure equal access to safe and effective contraception across the country. The expansion has been described as “crucial to women’s healthcare and a cornerstone of a fair society”.

The PCS, commissioned by NHS England as an Advanced Service, was first launched in April 2023 for the on-going supply of oral contraception, and extended in December 2023 to cover both initiation and continuation of oral contraception.

Read more about the Pharmacy Contraception Service here.

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