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Leadership

#SaveOurPharmacies campaign brought to MPs as petition reaches 30k signatures

Representatives hold summit with MPs as campaign gains momentum

21 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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NPA Essential: March 2023

This month's news from the National Pharmacy Association.

21 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Time to think big and transform the contract, says Lane

The contractual framework is not working for anybody, according to NPA chair, who also calls for independent arbitration to resolve funding disagreements.

08 Mar 2023 , 4 Min Article

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Local authorities urged to engage with pharmacies on drug addiction

The National Pharmacy Association’s Gareth Jones said community pharmacy has "a long track record of helping people with addiction problems."

20 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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NPA Essential: February 2023

All the news this month from the National Pharmacy Association.

06 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Fixing the front door to primary care a priority for Labour

Shadow Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting says: "We will need you" during visit to Long Eaton pharmacy.

31 Jan 2023 , 1 Min Article

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NPA urges members to run for election to its Board

Elections take place in February and March and nominations open this month.

20 Jan 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Leadership

National bodies come together to save community pharmacy

A revamped Save Our Pharmacies campaign will highlight the pressures facing the sector and call for more funding.

18 Jan 2023 , 4 Min Article

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No more free work: Pharmacists reject ‘strike breaking’ reports

'We're not even funded enough for core activities,' says one pharmacist in response to media reports

05 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NPA Essential: November 2022

This month's news from the National Pharmacy Association.

11 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Awareness of pharmacy services remains low

With this year's Ask Your Pharmacist Week in full flow, the public's awareness of pharmacy services is improving slowly, according to the NPA.

01 Nov 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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Digital & technology

NPA announces partnership with digital platform for pharmacies

NPA hopes the partnership will help members modernise their platforms

07 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Former NPA chair resigns from board over policy concerns

Ian Strachan says he has found it 'increasingly difficult' to defend the board's policy positions

06 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Contract

NPA calls for emergency £250m funding injection

Pharmacy’s funding woes and failing contract featured strongly at Sigma’s autumn conference

05 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Closure threat looming over several thousand pharmacies, say academics

Combination of frozen funding and inflation on the brink of causing mass closures, says report

27 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article