The Pharmacist

JANUARY 10, 2025

The new president of over-the-counter medicines manufacturers trade body PAGB has pledged to raise awareness of the 'valuable role that community pharmacy'. Mike Knowland, whose appointment was announced by PAGB this week, has previously been the organisation's vice-president.

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Community Pharmacies 72

The Pharmacist

MARCH 28, 2025

Community pharmacy funding negotiations have concluded, with the deal set to be announced on Monday, Community Pharmacy England has said. It comes as the economic analysis of community pharmacy has been published, which was due to happen after negotiations concluded.

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Community Pharmacies 75

The Pharmacist

MARCH 13, 2025

Community pharmacy leaders have expressed hope that the government's decision to abolish NHS England (NHSE) will mean more funding can be redirected to community pharmacy. This morning, the […] The post Sector hopes end of NHSE will mean more funding for community pharmacy appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Community Pharmacies 71

The Pharmacist

MARCH 30, 2025

The new community pharmacy funding deal falls short of the costs outlined in the economic review of community pharmacy, but is 'a significant step in the right direction', Community Pharmacy England has said. appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Community Pharmacies 59

The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

NHS England (NHSE) has said it cannot share any further details on the economic review of community pharmacy while contract negotiations are ongoing.

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Community Pharmacies 80

The Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

NHS England (NHSE) should commission community pharmacies to deliver a wider range of NHS vaccines including pneumonia, shingles, meningitis, RSV and routine childhood vaccinations, the Company Chemists' Association (CCA) has said.

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The Pharmacist

APRIL 14, 2025

The union stressed that the contractual framework for the sector must go beyond financial negotiations and prioritise the practical realities of community pharmacy.

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Community Pharmacies 53

The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Informal referrals to community pharmacies deprive pharmacies of more than £115 million each year, Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has estimated. Although funding […] The post Informal referrals deprive pharmacies of 'more than £115m a year' appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Community Pharmacies 132

The Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Welsh Government has announced an 'above-inflation investment' for community pharmacies in Wales – the details of which will be negotiated with Community Pharmacy Wales (CPW).

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Community Pharmacies 120

The Pharmacist

JANUARY 15, 2025

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has put forward five key 'tests' the government must meet within its funding offer to the community pharmacy sector and has once again threatened the risk of collective action.

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Community Pharmacies 137

The Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The ‘unprecedented challenges’ faced by community pharmacies will be spotlighted at a Westminster debate next week. Conservative MP for Waveney Peter Aldous has secured a debate at Westminster Hall on the afternoon of Thursday 14 September on the ‘future of community pharmacies’.

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Community Pharmacies 133

The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Almost two-thirds (62%) of Covid-19 vaccines were administered in community pharmacies in December 2023, according to the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA).

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The Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Community pharmacy could consider 'working to rule' under GP-style collective action, sector leaders have suggested. Since 1 […] The post Community pharmacy could consider 'working to rule', say CPE and NPA appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Community Pharmacies 123

The Pharmacist

JANUARY 10, 2025

EXCLUSIVEJust 31% of community pharmacists see themselves working in either a salaried or contractor community pharmacy role in five years' time, our snapshot survey has suggested. And 16% think they will no longer be working in pharmacy at all, while 23% think they will be retired.

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Community Pharmacies 132

The Pharmacist

JULY 5, 2024

Negotiating the new community pharmacy contract will be one of the first tasks of the new Labour government, Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has said. But even in a 'best-case scenario', negotiations might not begin for several weeks, CPE suggested.

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Community Pharmacies 119

The Pharmacist

JANUARY 8, 2025

Continued delays to the community pharmacy contract for 2024/25 may leave pharmacies with 'little choice' but to withdraw services from patients, the chair of the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has warned.

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Community Pharmacies 131

The Pharmacist

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Four in 10 pharmacy owners are worried that their business may not survive the winter, recent polling by Community Pharmacy England (CPE) suggests. Some 39% of contractors said they were 'very concerned' about their pharmacy business going into winter, warning that they were worried about having to close permanently.

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Community Pharmacies 130

The Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The negotiator for community pharmacies in Scotland has reached a deal on funding for the sector for 2024/25, it has announced. It gives the sector […] The post BREAKING: Community Pharmacy Scotland gets 6% global sum uplift appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Community Pharmacies 111

The Pharmacist

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting is 'working through' a funding package to stabilise the community pharmacy sector, he has said.

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The Pharmacist

MAY 30, 2024

Funding has been announced for new community pharmacy PCN engagement lead roles to support the implementation of the access recovery plan. The role will be the point of contact between community pharmacies and general practices within PCNs.

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Community Pharmacies 114

The Pharmacist

JUNE 12, 2024

EXCLUSIVE: The Pharmacist mapped community pharmacy closures across England over the last five years, and uncovered a net loss of more than 1,000 bricks and mortar pharmacies since 2019.

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Community Pharmacies 111

The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Pharmacy bodies have called for 2024/25 winter vaccination programme planning to include key parties such as community pharmacy ‘at an appropriately early stage’.

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Community Pharmacies Vaccines 119

The Pharmacist

MARCH 5, 2024

Several pharmacy bodies have joined forces to launch a joint manifesto for community pharmacy ahead of the general election expected this year.

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The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A commissioned 'repeat prescription review' service in community pharmacy should be explored to improve medicines adherence and patient understanding, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and Royal College of GPs (RCGP) have suggested.

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Community Pharmacies 111

pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Community pharmacies play a crucial role in bridging health inequalities and empowering communities. Learn how the NHS and community pharmacies work together to improve health outcomes for all.

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Community Pharmacies 106

The Pharmacist

JUNE 4, 2024

NPA chief executive Paul Rees announced the association's 'One Day to Save Our Pharmacies' initiative this morning and said it hoped to 'show the politicians there's a state of […] The post BREAKING: NPA plans 'day of action' to save community pharmacy appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Community Pharmacies 122

The Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The importance of the community pharmacy sector in addressing England’s health service challenges has been underlined by two recently published academic studies.

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Community Pharmacies 115

The Pharmacist

JANUARY 28, 2025

Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework negotiations have now begun for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 funding agreements, the government has announced. The government sent a letter to Community Pharmacy England (CPE) on Monday to signal the start of the negotiations, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said today.

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Community Pharmacies 119

The Pharmacist

JANUARY 30, 2025

Its been a year of amazing achievements and significant progress, but Pharmacy First has really only just got started, says Shilpa Shah of Community Pharmacy North East London (CP NEL) A year on, and how are we doing with Pharmacy First? The answer is that its a mixed picture.

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Community Pharmacies 116

The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Department of Health and Social Care has refuted a claim that it has failed to meet a commitment to review the funding model for community pharmacy.

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Community Pharmacies 117

The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Almost two-thirds (62%) of pharmacy team members have reported a reduced ability to offer services or advice to patients because of staffing shortages, a survey by Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has revealed.

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Community Pharmacies 96

The Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Community pharmacy leaders have called for urgent action to 'stop the rot' of pharmacy closures and to invest in the sector, following Lord Ara Darzi's report into the state of the NHS.

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Community Pharmacies 100

The Pharmacist

JANUARY 30, 2025

A focus on using community pharmacies to relieve the burden on primary care could lead to the 'unintended consequence' that pharmacists' unique medicines skills are not utilised, the Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has warned.

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Community Pharmacies 124

The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Community pharmacies should shift further into clinical service provision, with the dispensing of medication becoming an ‘increasingly automated’ side offering, NHS England’s primary care director has said.

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Community Pharmacies 111

The Pharmacist

MAY 28, 2024

EXCLUSIVE Pharmacists across primary care are united in wanting support for community pharmacy to be a top priority for the next government, our snapshot survey has suggested. For pharmacists across general practice and community, support for community pharmacy ranked as a high priority issue, alongside better pay for all NHS staff.

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Community Pharmacies 109

The Pharmacist

APRIL 17, 2025

Up to 200 additional pharmacies will be able to offer the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation programme during 2025/26, under new plans announced by NHS England. This is on top of the around 40 community pharmacy sites that currently offer the national programme which is open to older adults and pregnant women.

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The Pharmacist

JANUARY 17, 2025

There was a 'missed opportunity' to make use of the community pharmacy sector during the early stages of the Covid-19 vaccination programme roll-out, an inquiry has been told.

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