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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

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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

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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

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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

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Economist’s view: NHS pharmacy survey tells us what we already know

NHS England made a splash with its pharmacy survey, but was it content to cover old ground?

31 Jan 2023

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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

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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

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It's time to do things differently

The increasing pressure on the NHS makes it clear that things must be done differently if it is to endure, says Dr Helen Davies, who suggests population health management holds the key

01 Jan 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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We’ve been talking to the wrong people in Government, says PSNC chief

PSNC needs more funding for its new influencing strategy, says chief executive

29 Sep 2022

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Pharmacies can deliver ‘much wider range’ of vaccines

'Inflexible' vaccine distribution networks must first be targeted, says PSNC

28 Sep 2022

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PDA seeks answers on pharmacy professional leadership commission

PDA presses CPhO David Webb on why the commission was set up and who is funding it

05 Sep 2022

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