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CCA warns GP and pharmacy services are reducing in England

Nearly 1,000 pharmacies closed in England between 2015 and 2022, according to an analysis by the Company Chemists Association.

24 Feb 2023

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Local authorities urged to engage with pharmacies on drug addiction

The National Pharmacy Association’s Gareth Jones said community pharmacy has "a long track record of helping people with addiction problems."

20 Feb 2023

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Government announces 19 new community diagnostic centres

New CDCs will perform over a million tests and scans each year, says DH

13 Feb 2023

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LloydsPharmacy selling significant number of UK branches

Owner Aurelius did not say if it intends to sell all its LloydsPharmacy branches and its homecare and wholesale businesses.

10 Feb 2023

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Electronic prescriptions near one billion per year

Ninety-five per cent of all prescriptions dispensed electronically in England in 2021-22

09 Feb 2023

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Health secretary defends himself over Pharmacy First delay

Steve Barclay was grilled by All-Party Pharmacy Group chair Taiwo Owatemi during a health select committee session.

07 Feb 2023

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Pharmacist criticises RCGP chair’s ‘GPs on the cheap’ remarks

Rowlands Pharmacy superintendent pharmacist Stephen Thomas said professor Kamila Hawthorne' remarks were "inaccurate and insulting."

31 Jan 2023

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Health minister makes pledge after Rowlands visit

Health minister Will Quince visited a branch of Rowlands in his constituency of Colchester.

24 Jan 2023

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Boots applications open to LloydsPharmacy staff hit by closures

Boots today said it is recruiting for more than 1,500 roles in pharmacy.

23 Jan 2023

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BREAKING: Health committee will hold inquiry into community pharmacy

Brine said his Committee has put in place “a programme for 2023" which will include community pharmacy.

20 Jan 2023

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Inappropriate CPCS referrals have taken us ‘beyond breaking point’

Max Punni, who owns pharmacies in the South-West of England, said staff have had to handle people with “complex mental health problems.”

10 Jan 2023

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Millions more people can access health record via NHS app

The Government claims millions of patients in England have 'easier access' to their health records.

05 Jan 2023

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Overpayment on prescriptions reached £43m in 2021-22

Over a million people in England overpaid because they did not buy an NHS prescription prepayment certificate

03 Jan 2023

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Community pharmacy bodies appeal for urgent investment

Community pharmacy has issued its starkest warning yet about the state of the sector in England, in a joint letter to secretary of state Steve Barclay

22 Dec 2022

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Government issues shortage protocols for three penicillin products

Government issues SSPs for three oral solution penicillin products

15 Dec 2022

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Survey reveals drinking, smoking and obesity rates in England

Nearly half of adults in England drank alcohol at least once a week last year while 26 per cent were obese

15 Dec 2022

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