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Sigma conference: NPA head calls for a new deal for pharmacy

The current funding model is broken beyond repair, claims Paul Rees, reflecting the concerns of delegates at the Sigma conference.

27 Feb 2024

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Sigma conference: Large multiples cannot have ‘disproportionate’ influence on CPE negotiations

Conference hears that CPE must ensure its board reflects the sector's composition.

27 Feb 2024

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Conference bites: chief pharmaceutical officers session

The chief pharmaceutical officers of all four home nations spoke at the Sigma conference.

27 Feb 2024

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CPE calls for contract overhaul at Pharmacy Inquiry

CPE called for a new contract framework in giving evidence to the Health Select Committee's Pharmacy Inquiry on 19 February.

20 Feb 2024

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Diary date: Seminar on future of NHS

The workshop-based programme will be chaired by former Labour health minister, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.

19 Feb 2024

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RPS England welcomes progress 12 months into 10 Year Vision

The progress made in the 12 months since launch, when considered against a 10-year timeline, is significant and should be celebrated, RPS says.

13 Feb 2024

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Analysis: What does a pharmacy minister do anyway?

Primary care ministers sit within a complex network of policymakers - but what impact can they make?

01 Feb 2024

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Is CPE delaying tough decisions about its committee makeup?

As multiples shut branches, is it time for CPE to review the seats allotted to CCA members?

25 Jan 2024

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Community pharmacy must be ‘at the heart’ of women’s health strategy

NPA policy manager Helen Mangion said pharmacies must be an integral part of women's health hubs.

18 Jan 2024

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Working together to make a success of Pharmacy First

We must prove the sector's doubters wrong, say the NPA and CCA in a joint editorial

12 Jan 2024

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RPS launches general election manifesto on pharmacy

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society urged its members to send the manifesto to potential candidates in their local constituencies.

08 Jan 2024

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Online pharmacy guidance is clear, GPhC chief insists after BBC exposé

BBC reporters were able to buy over 1,600 prescription-only medicines from online pharmacies by entering false information.

05 Jan 2024

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DH launches landmark consultation on proposed supervision changes

Proposals would see pharmacists enabled to delegate more dispensing tasks to colleagues

07 Dec 2023

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Andrea Leadsom appointed new pharmacy minister

Leadsom, who entered the race to be Theresa May’s successor as prime minister in 2019, takes over from Neil O’Brien.

15 Nov 2023

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RPS calls for ban on retailers offering paracetamol multi-buy deals

'Self-regulation' not enough to stop retailers' potentially harmful practices, warns RPS

07 Nov 2023

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Dispensing doctors make strange demands

The BMA's representations to Parliament are enough to raise a pharmacist's blood pressure

01 Nov 2023

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