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Welsh health minister hails success of CCPS one year on

Minister hails 'significant progress' as 530,010 consultations notched up across all CCPS services in the first year following its launch, up from 412,784 in 2021-22

30 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Number of pharmacies in England falls to lowest level since 2016

There were 11,414 pharmacies in 2022-23, 108 fewer than in 2021-22 and the fewest since 2015-16 when there were 11,949.

12 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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PSNC launches audit to strengthen hand in Government talks

Negotiator wants to make the case for walk-in minor illness consultations to be funded.

25 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Interview: Richard Vautrey

Dr Richard Vautrey says the CPCS is a mess and insists it does not matter who sits on integrated care boards.

17 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Hancock refuses to update pharmacy on Covid costs

Matt Hancock said he is working on pharmacies' reimbursement of Covid costs but did not give any more details.

24 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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A prescription for progress   

We need to have a grown-up conversation about independent prescribing in community pharmacy, says Nick Kaye.

01 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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The certainty of the five-year contract is disappearing

We are all tired and so are our teams. This makes the additional financial pressures and uncertainties cruel, says Nick Kaye.

30 Mar 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Funding for CPCS IT system extended until September 30

Funding for pharmacy CPCS IT systems has been extended until September 30.

22 Jan 2021 , 1 Min Article

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We can't take 10 years to implement the GP CPCS 

Nick Kaye says the GP CPCS service will be the most important one pharmacies deliver in the next five years.

20 Nov 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Online CPCS workshops to start from next month

The RPS will run online workshops to help pharmacists improve face-to-face and remote discussions with patients.

02 Sep 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Simon Stevens visits pharmacy to mark CPCS milestone

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

19 Jun 2020 , 1 Min Article

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PSNC 'very close' to agreeing funding for next year

Simon Dukes has provided an update on progress on the first annual contract review.

17 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Health checks - vital for illness prevention

The community pharmacist consultation service could see the roll-out of more health checks through pharmacies.

14 Feb 2020 , 4 Min Article

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CPCS investigation

Since the community pharmacist consultation service launched last year, there have been some unexpected challenges.

31 Jan 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Cutting your teeth in the lion's den

Despite funding cuts, medicines shortages and stress, it is an exciting time to study pharmacy, says Milton Kent Nuako Owusu.

23 Jan 2020 , 4 Min Article

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