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Report: PSNC needs radical overhaul to gain leverage with DH

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

PSNC: LPC review will be 'uncomfortable reading'

PSNC chief Simon Dukes has warned a review into PSNC and LPCs` support for contractors will make “uncomfortable reading."

Contractors sought for review of PSNC & LPCs’ effectiveness

The review will explore issues such as how the support offered by PSNC and LPCs could be improved.

Breast remains best for infants

The first official review of infant feeding practices in over 20 years continues to recommend that babies are exclusively breastfed until around 6 months of age.

CEST review - have you received an HMRC letter?

Contractors are advised to give this letter urgent attention.

PHE to review prescription drug addiction

The government has asked Public Health England to undertake an independent review into the growing problem of dependence and addiction to prescription drugs.

Did Christmas come early?

Just this week, NHS England published its independent review of community pharmacy clinical services that was undertaken by Richard Murray of the King’s Fund. I wish I could be encouraged by it, but I’m feeling too disheartened by the way we’ve been treated this year.

On the face of it, there’s abundant good news, but I don’t see how the report’s recommendations can be implemented without significant investment. We read that renewed efforts are needed “to make the most of the existing clinical services that community pharmacy can provide and to do so at pace”. Great!

Review shows way forward for pharmacy services

King's Fund's Richard Murray calls for more effort to make a success of pharmacy services

NPA applies for judicial review of funding cuts

The NPA applies to the High Court for a judicial review of funding cuts

Auto enrolment and more for your monthly planner

Things to do and things to know in community pharmacy across the UK

GPhC gets positive review

Professional Standards Authority recognises improvements in GPhC's fitness to practise process

Your opinion counts – current consultations

A summary of consultations that the NPA is responding to on behalf of its members

Onlooker considers regulation in Northern Ireland

A note caught my eye in the new NPA section of ICP to the effect that there is an official consultation in progress on the future of pharmacy regulation in Northern Ireland (ICP May, p49). Unlike the rest of the United Kingdom, regulation and professional representation are still carried out by the same body in the country – namely the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland. The PSNI has so far escaped the fate of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, which had its regulatory role wrested from it when the General Pharmaceutical Council was formed in 2010.