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

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.

The PSNC says it has asked health minister Jo Churchill for “an urgent uplift” in funding for pharmacy.

PSNC says the issue of ‘how and when’ cash advances totalling £370m might need to be repaid by community pharmacies will dominate talks. 

Hit by rising costs and falling income, LloydsPharmacy has told staff it will soon embark on a restructuring process that could spell redundancies. 

Contractors are to receive a further £20 million cash advance at the end of June, bringing the total cash injections from Government to £370m.

Multi-year deal and more money for community pharmacy contractors in Wales as transformation programme gathers pace after Covid pause.

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

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.

Community pharmacies in England will receive a further £50m cash advance at the end of May to help keep the sector afloat amid severe cashflow worries.

Pharmacies can provide significant support as NHS re-establishes normal working

NHSE&I announce the terms for opening on the May 8 bank holiday is the same as Good Friday and Easter Monday.

Matt Hancock has been forced to clarify remarks about the £300m cash advance being paid to pharmacies in England.

Pharmacies in Scotland processed six times as many items on Easter Monday than they normally would, CPS has said.

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

Pharmacies opening on Easter bank holidays will receive £750 for a three hour session 

...and allocates £700 per pharmacy to cover costs of PPE and protective measures

An ‘initial funding package’ of £5.5m in extra cash has been made available to community pharmacies in Scotland.

All pharmacies in England are to open from 2pm to 5pm on Good Friday and Easter Monday without any additional payment, said NHSE&I.

The Covid-19 pandemic is drying up health charities’ income streams, Coeliac UK said as it launched an urgent funding appeal.