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Doctors complain Pharmacy First will create ‘significant’ funding disparity

Pharmacies will get 'more than double' the per-consultation rate GPs receive, claims DAUK

21 Nov 2023

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Pharmacy closures will cause communities to 'fall apart’, Portsmouth summit warned

Councillor Matthew Winnington told Portsmouth Council's pharmacy summit that pharmacies in coastal areas are more likely to close.

20 Nov 2023

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Wales welcomes electronic prescription service in ‘transformational’ move

EPS 'will make a huge difference to the NHS and patients' says health minister Morgan

20 Nov 2023

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Campaign builds to get University of East Anglia a new pharmacy

A petition to ensure students can access a pharmacy after Boots closed its branch on the campus in July has attracted nearly 500 signatures.

20 Nov 2023

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Health and social care committee inquiry on pharmacy starts this Tuesday

The inquiry is expected to focus on the impact of pharmacy funding shortfalls on services and patients among other issues.

17 Nov 2023

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Father and son make Yew Tree in Walsall their first pharmacy purchase

Ian and Jas Riaar bought Yew Tree Pharmacy in Walsall for an undisclosed fee.

17 Nov 2023

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CPE confirms £645m is new money but questions remain over IT

Company Chemists’ Association chief executive Malcolm Harrison said the launch of Pharmacy First was “a huge vote of confidence in the sector."

16 Nov 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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GPhC makes ‘difficult decision’ to implement 7.5% fee hike

Regulator presses ahead with deeply unpopular fee hike, citing increased operating costs

15 Nov 2023

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Local Authorities share £267m to improve drug treatment and recovery

The DHSC said the money will allow LAs to recruit “more specialised staff to work with people with drug and alcohol problems."

14 Nov 2023

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Portsmouth Council hosts community pharmacy summit tomorrow

Leading figures from pharmacy and wider NHS will discuss the challenges and opportunities for pharmacy teams in the city.

14 Nov 2023

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Two in five adults still requesting GP appointments for minor conditions

PAGB survey shows only 60 per cent of people using pharmacies as first step in seeking advice or medicines for self-treatable conditions, down from 69 per cent in 2022.

14 Nov 2023

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Victoria Atkins named new health secretary as Barclay moved on

Former Treasury minister Atkins appointed to health and social care brief

14 Nov 2023

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JCVI recommends adding chickenpox to childhood vaccination schedule

A 2-dose programme offering vaccination at 12 and 18 months of age using a combined MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella and varicella) vaccine is proposed.

14 Nov 2023

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Pharmacy minister stands down to focus efforts on constituency

Neil O'Brien resigns ministerial post as Sunak performs cabinet reshuffle

13 Nov 2023

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Leading GP questions rigour of Pharmacy2U’s sickness certificates

Dr Mark Porter said the online pharmacy’s work sickness letter service “is too dependent on taking every customer's story at face value.”

13 Nov 2023

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