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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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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

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Pharmacy bodies pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

RPS president writes to Royal Family as pharmacy bodies pay tribute

09 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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England’s chief pharmacist to address NPA online conference

CPhO one of the keynote speakers at NPA conference next week

06 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Alarm raised on ‘significant’ energy bill hike for pharmacies

Pharmacies 'bracing themselves' for rate hikes, warns PSNC

31 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Sunak makes ‘pro-pharmacy’ comments as he visits family business

Sunak wants to free up NHS capacity without putting 'yet more money' in the health service

25 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Registrants asked GPhC for clarity over possible strike action  

Regulator queried about its stance on industrial action by pharmacy professionals

03 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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LPC chair: Some locums guilty of ‘unprofessional blackmail behaviour’  

Amish Patel said a minority of locums delay their application, then ask for a higher rate right before the shift.

03 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NPA chief urges Sunak and Truss to fulfil ‘pharmacy first’ promises

Mark Lyonette warned the pharmacy sector is in danger of "irreversible decline without sustained new investment."

29 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Watchdog: Govt should monitor hub & spoke for competition risks

There may be long-term risks to competition, says CMA

19 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Patients going without prescriptions in inflation crisis, warns NPA

Renewed calls to scrap the prescription charge amid cost of living crisis.

11 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Javid resignation: Pharmacy bodies respond to new SoS appointment

Steve Barclay appointed health secretary amid swathe of ministerial resignations.

06 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Trade bodies urge Hunt to ensure inquiry includes pharmacy pressures

The NPA, CCA, AIMp and PSNC wrote to Hunt telling him community pharmacy has suffered a decrease in funding.

06 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NPA study will look at impact of runaway inflation on pharmacies

NPA-commissioned study will look at the combined impact of inflation and fixed funding.

27 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NHS landlord triples rent for independent pharmacy

NPA urges landlords to review arrangements as one NHS property demands threefold rent hike.

15 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NPA welcomes primary care review findings

Fuller Stocktake envisages more integrated working, with a distinct role for pharmacies.

27 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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