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£80 million funding for drug treatment services

Local authorities get funding to improve access drug treatment services and to expand naloxone and needle and syringe programmes

16 Feb 2021

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Pharmacy minister describes 'tough' funding talks

Jo Churchill has confirmed the Government is considering additional funding to meet the costs incurred by community pharmacy during the pandemic.

10 Dec 2020

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Opinion: Pay pharmacy what it deserves for flu jabs

When you compare the fee community pharmacy is being paid for flu jabs with  ‘Eat Out to Help Out’, you can’t help but wonder whether the Government has got its priorities right...

19 Oct 2020

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Hancock to 'drive money towards pharmacy'

Hancock plans to “drive money towards pharmacy” from a growing NHS budget, on the condition they provide “more NHS services”.

08 Sep 2020

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Most pharmacies to be loss-making within four years

Three quarters of English pharmacies are on course to be loss-making in four years unless the sector receives an urgent funding boost, a report finds.

04 Sep 2020

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PSNC Dukes: 'We're not the rolling over committee'

PSNC chief Simon Dukes has said the negotiator will be prepared to walk away from any inadequate funding deal proposed by the Government.

04 Sep 2020

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PSNC launches audit to bolster government funding talks

PSNC has launched an audit to record data on the advice and support community pharmacies in England give patients.

16 Jun 2020

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PSNC: Government should write off pharmacies' £350m debt

The Government should write off the £350m cash advance it has given pharmacies in England to keep afloat during the Covid-19 crisis, PSNC chief Simon Dukes has said.

 

01 Jun 2020

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Interview: PSNC 'shares contractor frustrations' says Dukes

In a pharmacy trade press exclusive, PSNC chief Simon Dukes has spoken of his frustration with NHS England.

15 Apr 2020

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Scottish pharmacies receive £4.6m global sum boost

Community pharmacies in Scotland have been offered a three-year funding package for the first time.

27 Feb 2020

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Pharmacists to strike as funding pressures 'reach end game'

Community pharmacists in Northern Ireland last night voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action.

25 Feb 2020

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CPCF: New services, hub & spoke changes on the way

Year 2 of the contract will see changes such as the launch of a new NHS Discharge Medicines Service.

24 Feb 2020

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NPA 'urging' contractors to answer PSNC survey

Community pharmacy contractors are being urged to respond to a survey that asks how effective representative structures are.

20 Feb 2020

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GP contract 'bad news for community pharmacy'

The new GP contract is described as placing additional financial stress on the community pharmacy sector.

10 Feb 2020

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