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IPCN will be at The Pharmacy Show 2026
The Independent Pharmacy Contractors Network will attend The Pharmacy Show 2026 at NEC Birmingham on 11–12 October.
For contractors
The Pharmacy Show 2026 is at NEC Birmingham on 11 October 2026, 09:00, 18:00 and 12 October 2026, 09:00, 16:30. It is free for UK-registered healthcare professionals. 1
IPCN will be there. Stand details to be confirmed by the office. Register interest via Contact.
Membership is £240 per year excluding VAT (£288 including VAT). No payment is taken when you submit an application.
Contractors acting on “IPCN will be at The Pharmacy Show 2026” should list every pharmacy branch they operate if they apply, enter GPhC details that match the applicant, and add a Companies House number only when the form asks for a company. The office may look those records up. A match is not approval. Accept the agreement version shown on screen; acceptance is recorded with a timestamp.
How the process works
This news note, “IPCN will be at The Pharmacy Show 2026”, is a factual announcement from the office. Press enquiries go to office@ipcn.org.uk. Applications still use /apply/start and are reviewed before membership is confirmed.
Around “IPCN will be at The Pharmacy Show 2026” you can also read About, Why join, Apply, Contact, Blog, Guides, Events and News. Use Contact for press, partnerships or event interest. Do not send a membership application through Contact, and do not expect Contact to move an application that is already in review.
No payment is taken when you submit an application. The IPCN office reviews every application. Approval is not automatic. If you share “IPCN will be at The Pharmacy Show 2026”, share the public page rather than a screenshot of an application. Do not put GPhC numbers, company numbers or personal emails on a public hub. Independent contractors remain responsible for their own pharmacies. IPCN membership does not replace professional indemnity, an NHS contract, or the public register.
Who should read this
“IPCN will be at The Pharmacy Show 2026” is a public article. You do not need an account to read it. Applying is a separate step at /apply/start. A Contact message does not create a membership.
Membership is £240 per year excluding VAT (£288 including VAT). No payment is taken when you submit an application. The IPCN office reviews every application. Approval is not automatic. Payment invitations follow approval. If you are ready to apply after reading “IPCN will be at The Pharmacy Show 2026”, start the five-step form at /apply/start. The public launch event is Friday 10 October 2026; confirm the venue with the office before you travel.
The network does not standardise how you run your pharmacy and does not act as a buying group.
What to do next
If you want joining details after the show, use Contact. Official show facts stay on https://www.thepharmacyshow.co.uk/. Start the five-step form at /apply/start when you are ready. A conversation at NEC Birmingham does not start a membership. 1
The Pharmacy Show 2026 is at NEC Birmingham on 11, 12 October. Official hours published for the show are Sunday 11 October 2026, 09:00, 18:00 and Monday 12 October 2026, 09:00, 16:30. The show is free to attend for UK-registered healthcare professionals. Under-18s and undergraduate students are not admitted. Official information is published at https://www.thepharmacyshow.co.uk/. IPCN will attend. Stand details are to be confirmed by the office. A conversation at the show does not create membership and does not approve an application. 1
When you finish “IPCN will be at The Pharmacy Show 2026”, either start /apply/start, write to the office, or stop. There is no third form that creates membership. Member sign in is only for people the office has already confirmed. Attending a public event or visiting the website does not confirm membership.
If “IPCN will be at The Pharmacy Show 2026” answered your question, you can stop there. If you want to join, start at /apply/start. If you need press, partnership or event help, write to office@ipcn.org.uk. The office will reply from the address it holds on file.
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£240 per year excluding VAT (£288 including VAT). Applications are reviewed before membership is confirmed.