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Monthly fee for 101 dispensed items to start next month

The DHSC and NHS England warned the £533 monthly payment will reduce “if clinical service volumes grow beyond" its forecasts.

30 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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BMA anger over imposed GP contract for 2023-24

The BMA has expressed its anger over an imposed contract for GPs in England for 2023-24 that ‘does nothing to support general practice’.

07 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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NHSE unveils new plan to tackle inappropriate prescribing

Patients will have a review with GPs and pharmacists to determine if the prescribing of painkillers and other medicines should be reduced.

02 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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PSNC chief slams ‘irresponsible’ NHSE minor ailments campaign

Janet Morrison accused NHS England of "often acting to make" the pressures pharmacy teams are under "worse."

27 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Interview: Ian Strachan

NHS England is holding community pharmacy back and the Wright reforms were a missed opportunity, says Ian Strachan.

20 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Levelling up healthcare for women  

An inherent bias in healthcare means women have poorer health outcomes but a government strategy aims to change that.

17 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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APPG report calls for better recognition and more funding of pharmacy

The report calls on Number 10 to immediately put in place a fully funded Pharmacy First service in England.

23 Jan 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Interview: Shilpa Shah

North-East London LPC CEO Shilpa Shah says her charity work has given her the ability to listen to and empower her contractors.

20 Jan 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public visits independents more than multiples, reveals NHSE study

Members of the public "overwhelmingly positive" about advice they receive in pharmacies, survey finds

03 Jan 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Editor's View: Fresh pharmacy funding? Vote the Tories out

As far as community pharmacy is concerned, Rishi Sunak has surrounded himself with the wrong people.

22 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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BMA: GPs have 'nowhere to put' pharmacists recruited from community

CCA chief Malcolm Harrison said BMA England GP Committee chair Farah Jameel made the revelation to him.

16 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Time running out to complete pharmacy workforce survey

Pharmacy contractors in England have until November 30 to complete Health Education England’s mandatory survey.

03 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Laughter is the best medicine

When he qualified as a pharmacist, Peter Kelly's chats with patients were stale. He'd forgotten it’s nice to have a laugh sometimes.

26 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Temporary closures linked to job satisfaction, says chief pharmacist

Closures not driven by funding issues alone, says CPhO David Webb at the NPA conference

20 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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We must listen to contractors and take them seriously, says CPhO

A contractor tells Webb she can't offer extra services because of the staffing costs involved

18 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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IPAs celebrate heroics of independent pharmacies in the Commons

The awards drew politicians and leading pharmacy figures and saw six hotly contested awards handed out.

03 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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