The Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The government has committed to reviewing community pharmacy funding, it has been announced. A Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) spokesperson has said in a statement that it will 'launch a review of community pharmacy funding'.

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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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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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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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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

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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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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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

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

NHS England (NHSE) has published a pathway for community pharmacies to follow if a patients presents with suspected mpox. And staff should not physically assess […] The post NHSE publishes guidance for community pharmacies dealing with suspected mpox appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust were commissioned by Community Pharmacy England (CPE) to develop a vision for community pharmacy that would support CPE in its leadership role, underpin a strategy for the sector and suggest how the vision might be implemented.

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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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The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The role of community pharmacy is ‘central’ to the future of the NHS, the new chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for pharmacy has said while mooting upcoming ‘opportunities’ for the sector.

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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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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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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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RX Note

JANUARY 4, 2024

Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment, 2021 Out of the references listed, Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment, 2021 is my favourite. I have been using this reference for both university assignments and readings during community pharmacy placement. What you need to know?

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The Pharmacist

MAY 31, 2024

The community pharmacy contract in Scotland will not be announced until after the election, although negotiations are ongoing, the Scottish Government has confirmed to The Pharmacist. Owing to the pre-election period we are unable to announce the financial settlement for community pharmacy,' a spokesperson said.

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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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The Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A new vision for community pharmacy which centres on a clinical future will help form the basis of the sector’s discussions with the government and policymakers going forward.

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The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Pharmacy minister Dame Andrea Leadsom has committed to ensuring the community pharmacy sector is appropriately resourced in order to ensure the success of Pharmacy First, in a parliamentary debate held this week.

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The Pharmacist

MARCH 5, 2024

Community pharmacy is a ‘safety net’ for the healthcare system and therefore must be protected, Community Pharmacy England (CPE) chief executive Janet Morrison has said.

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The Pharmacist

AUGUST 3, 2023

The total full-time equivalent (FTE) community pharmacy workforce has fallen by 6% in a year period, despite the overall number of pharmacists remaining ‘almost constant’, latest results from NHS England’s Community Workforce Survey 2022 has shown.

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The Pharmacist

JUNE 20, 2023

Community pharmacy owners are being urged to share their views on finances, pressures and capacity as part of a new survey launched by Community Pharmacy England.

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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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The Pharmacist

JULY 5, 2024

Community pharmacy leaders have highlighted the crucial role of the sector in the Labour government's primary care plans, but said that expanded services can only be delivered with sustainable funding for the network.

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The Pharmacist

JULY 13, 2023

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has released its 10-year vision for community pharmacy, setting out what the sector can do to meet NHS and patient needs over the next decade.

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The Pharmacist

JULY 3, 2023

Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) should work with community pharmacy to improve interoperability and data sharing within and between systems, the Health and Social Care Committee (HSCC) has recommended.

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The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 13, 2023

NHS England’s annual community pharmacy workforce survey will launch this month and be open for eight weeks. The survey, conducted by the North of England Commissioning Support Unit, has been part of the community pharmacy regulations since 2022.

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RX Note

APRIL 21, 2023

Reflecting my first experience at community pharmacy placement, I am thankful that I met a great preceptor. What can I expect or prepare once I embarked on a community pharmacy journey? Learning up supplements is a must in community pharmacy, regardless of whether you believe in them or not.

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The Pharmacist

MAY 30, 2023

The NHS primary care recovery plan promised ‘interoperable digital solutions’ to support pharmacists to deliver clinical services and ‘significantly improve’ the digital infrastructure between general practice and community pharmacy. appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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The Pharmacist

JULY 16, 2024

Around three-quarters of around 100 pharmacists working across community, general practice, primary care networks (PCNs) and hospitals said that the scheme has […] The post ARRS good for patients but not for community pharmacy, survey suggests appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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The Pharmacist

JUNE 30, 2023

Chief executive of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies Dr Leyla Hannbeck writes exclusively for The Pharmacist on her disappointment with the newly published NHS Long Term Workforce Plan Community pharmacy is currently facing the biggest challenges to its workforce and this NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is doing very little to help.

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The Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Action must be taken to change the way community pharmacy is viewed ‘at the top’ of the NHS to ensure improvements for the sector, according to the chief executive of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies (AIMp).

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The Pharmacist

AUGUST 29, 2023

Community pharmacies in England delivered a total of 149,865 blood pressure checks to over 40s in May 2023 – over double the 58,345 delivered in the same month last year.

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assurecare

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It's the latest curveball thrown at independent community pharmacy in recent times. Is your pharmacy fully capitalizing on all revenue options, improving patient outcomes, and keeping pace with the latest developments?

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The Pharmacist

MARCH 20, 2023

The Pharmacy Group is set to become the first community pharmacy chain in the UK to use a hub and spoke service delivered by provider HubRx, following its acquisition by the Leeds-based ‘centralised automated pharmacy’.

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The Pharmacist

MARCH 14, 2024

The community pharmacy negotiator has condemned the ‘significant problems’ with IT systems it said the sector has faced this week.

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