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In brief: Sunak challenged over ‘vicious’ pharmacy contract

Prime minister asked about potential pharmacy closures at today’s PMQs.

08 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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CCA warns government over broken pharmacy funding

CCA chief executive Malcolm Harrison said community pharmacy is losing £750 million annually.

09 Jan 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Six and a half weeks

A week is a long time in politics. A month is a long time in community pharmacy. 45 days is a lifetime

14 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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LPC explains impact of funding crisis in local media

One local pharmaceutical committee has taken to local media to explain the challenges facing pharmacy

04 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy closures will leave us with ‘depersonalised, dehumanised’ services

Professor David Taylor warns pharmacies struggling with funding cuts and inflation could close

14 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Unhappy (and that's an understatement)

Minor Fiscal Event? More like Major F***ing S**tshow

05 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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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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MPs urge pharmacy minister to review sector funding

PSNC 'negotiating hard' for more money, Caulfield tells MPs during debate.

23 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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For healthier incentives, go north

Scotland’s three-year funding deal for community pharmacy has a year to run. Leela Barham argues that, on paper at least, the deal has good incentives for helping to keep people healthy

03 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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The right incentives?

On paper at least, the new contractual framework in Wales has strong incentives to get value from community pharmacy that will benefit patients and the wider NHS

04 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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A new prescription for Wales

Published just before Christmas, the Welsh Government’s A New Prescription/Presgripsiwn Newydd might not have got the attention it deserves

02 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Missed flu targets costs £169,000

An FOI response shows 424 community pharmacies have had money taken back for missing last year’s PCN-level flu target

02 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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News diary: December 2021

A new contract in Wales and progress or not in smoking cessation lead the pre-Christmas news

10 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Flu jab clawbacks suggest a new approach for PQS is required

A flu vaccination target wrinkle in the Pharmacy Quality Scheme suggests future schemes should be fairer

05 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Focus on value, not just on savings

Health economist Leela Barham says the case for pharmacy is as much about value as it is about savings

07 Nov 2021 , 3 Min Article

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Focus on value, not just on savings

Health economist Leela Barham says the case for pharmacy is as much about value as it is about savings

07 Nov 2021 , 3 Min Article

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