Pharmacy Minister

PSNC warns pharmacy minister of "serious" funding pressures

Ongoing funding pressures, workforce and capacity are taking a toll, the minister heard.

Maria Caulfield is a former nurse and one-time local councillor.

Pharmacy minister Jo Churchill received her flu jab earlier today at a branch of Greenlight Pharmacy.

Pharmacy Minister Jo Churchill has thanked community pharmacists for their commitment in an open letter to the sector.

Brine says it would be “madness” for the government to expect pharmacists to do more work for the same or less money.

The Government is to roll out the electronic prescription service (EPS) across England from November.

Over 1,000 pharmacies have signed up to deliver the CPCS since registration began on September 2, the pharmacy minister said.

The number of penalty charge notices (PCNs) that are overturned has risen almost twenty-fold in the past five years.

Following several weeks of speculation, the Bury St Edmunds MP has been confirmed as the new pharmacy minister.

Steve Brine, MP for Winchester, has been appointed pharmacy minister, it has been confirmed