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Professor David Wright says he does not believe his proposals on reforming PSNC and LPCs will give the multiples more power.

NHS chief Simon Stevens marked the fact pharmacies in England have processed over 300k CPCS referrals. 

A report into the effectiveness of PSNC and LPCs recommends a radical overhaul of existing structures to strengthen the negotiator's hand.

Well has approached English Pharmacy Board member Mahendra Patel for advice on helping BAME communities.

Frontline health and social care workers are at increased personal risk of exposure to infection, says the JCVI.

Health secretary Matt Hancock visited a London pharmacy yesterday to give his thanks for the sector’s role in supporting local communities throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

A pharmacist and academic has called for pharmacists to be given formal training on suicide prevention.  

Multi-year deal and more money for community pharmacy contractors in Wales as transformation programme gathers pace after Covid pause.

PSNC to discuss the future of the pandemic delivery service if the Government's shielding policy is rolled back.

Two contracts out to tender to develop new medicines which will be paid for by a ‘subscription-style’ payment model.

AstraZeneca has reached an agreement to supply up to 400 million doses of the University of Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine currently being trialled. 

EPB chair Claire Anderson urges the government to “urgently” act on a report on Covid-19`s impact on BAME communities.

The low-cost steroid dexamethasone has become the first drug proven to significantly reduce deaths in patients hospitalised with Covid-19.

Pharmacy teams are among those who can access Public Health England’s new psychological first aid (PFA) training course.

PSNC has launched an audit to record data on the advice and support community pharmacies in England give patients.

The Department of Health and Social Care has today announced the first wave of drug price concessions for the month.

Almost all GP practices in England have signed up to the new primary care network (PCN) contract for next year, NHS England & Improvement has said.

The GPhC saw a 40 per cent increase in concerns being raised around pharmacist and pharmacy technicians in April compared to the previous month.

RPS president Sandra Gidley apologised for recent comments concerning efforts to tackle discrimination against BAME pharmacists.

The NPA says a Bill allowing changes to the law on medicines supply must be subject to parliamentary scrutiny.