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April wage bills 'cripple' pharmacies as tax hike takes effect

NI pharmacies cough up an extra £1m in employment costs for April

30 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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NI health minister approves £5m increase in pharmacy’s retained margin

Robin Swann said community pharmacy’s retained margin will go from £26.5 million to £31.5 million.

18 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article

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NI pharmacies launch Care in the sun campaign

Campaign launched across more than 500 pharmacies in Northern Ireland

02 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies in dispute with DH over blister pack provision

NI Department of Health says pharmacy funding demands are 'unrealistic'

13 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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CPNI has an unhealthy obsession with adherence

Why did industrial action to increase core funding end with £22 million being funnelled into a new adherence service, asks Terry Maguire.

16 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Department launches ‘emergency review’ of NI pharmacies

Department 'very conscious' of the funding challenges facing Northern Ireland's pharmacies

22 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Chief pharmacist visits Belfast pharmacy to mark AYP 2022

Cathy Harrison visited Tramway Pharmacy to mark the closing of Ask Your Pharmacist Week

07 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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The problems of recruitment and retention

Too much time is allocated to the assembly and checking of prescriptions and too little to new ways of working, says Terry Maguire.

26 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NI pharmacists call urgent Stormont meeting on drug price worries

Pharmacies face 'going to the wall' without immediate support, MLAs told

25 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Cash injection of £5m won’t stop drug shortages, warn NI pharmacists

Soon pharmacies won't be able to afford to source medicines, says NI negotiator

19 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Let's not get carried away!

I should be ecstatic that pharmacies will be paid for supplying MDS trays but we must secure our clinical future, says Terry Maguire.

28 Apr 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacists in NI vote to end medicine adherence service for new patients

Pharmacists are concerned about a lack of funding and increasing workforce pressures.

22 Nov 2021 , 1 Min Article

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NI pharmacies demand three-year deal after 'years of underfunding'

The sector has battled with inconsistent funding for years, warns CPNI.

27 Oct 2021 , 1 Min Article

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More pharmacies to deliver Moderna Covid vaccine in Northern Ireland

It is believed a 'small number' of pharmacies are providing Moderna jabs.

27 Aug 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Invest in NI pharmacy network, negotiator urges

The negotiating body for Northern Ireland’s pharmacies has called on the Department of Health to rethink its approach to primary care "bottlenecks".

02 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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CPNI calls for new approach to accessing primary care

The Department Of Health needs to conduct a review of the whole system and how it is currently operating, says CPNI chair James McCaughan.

21 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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