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Coronavirus

Scottish pharmacies get £5.5m Covid-19 funding boost

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

06 Apr 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Coronavirus

Frustration at Easter opening instruction to pharmacies

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

05 Apr 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Charity

Charities badly hit by Covid-19 warns Coeliac UK

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

04 Apr 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Coronavirus

Examined: Covid-19 pharmacy funding across the UK

The UK's four nations have responded differently to pharmacy's cashflow challenge. 

01 Apr 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Coronavirus

£300m Covid-19 downpayment for pharmacies 'not new money'

The Government has signed off on £300 million in advance funding for community pharmacies in England over the next two months.

30 Mar 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Coronavirus

PSNC: Services suspended to aid COVID-19 response

PQS is to be postponed for at least three months in order to release £18.75m for community pharmacies’ COVID-19 response.

19 Mar 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Rowlands to cut back opening hours amid cost concerns

Rowlands Pharmacy is to review opening hours across its stores in England.

03 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Prescribing

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 , 1 Min Article

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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 , 1 Min Article

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Contract

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 , 2 Min Article

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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 , 1 Min Article

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NPA to launch impact assessment of five-year deal on independents

The NPA is launching an economic analysis on the impact of the five-year funding settlement on independent pharmacies.

18 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Financial

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 , 2 Min Article

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PSNC pushing for further investment

PSNC will not wait for annual review to put case for further investment.

29 Jan 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Steve Brine: “Madness” to do more work for same money

Brine says it would be “madness” for the government to expect pharmacists to do more work for the same or less money.

18 Dec 2019 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Contractors "losing tens of thousands" over EPS claims

Some contractors are “losing tens of thousands of pounds” due to errors made when submitting EPS claims.

04 Dec 2019 , 1 Min Article