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CCA chief issues stark funding warning to new pharmacy minister

Neil O’Brien is the fourth pharmacy minister this year following Maria Caulfield, James Morris and Will Quince.

03 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Government will have reduced pharmacy contract by £1bn

Phoenix group managing director Steve Anderson said pharmacy’s funding figures were “truly shocking"

26 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Phoenix chief warns government to heed closure report

Number 10 faces a healthcare disaster if it does not invest in pharmacy, says Steve Anderson

07 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Independent pharmacy is at risk of extinction, Tory peer warns

Lord Grade warns a contract that has not kept pace with inflation is imperilling small pharmacies

16 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PDA chair expresses concern at government interference in RPS

Koziol questions whether the RPS can effectively scrutinise and oppose government proposals in future

05 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Javid resignation: Pharmacy bodies respond to new SoS appointment

Steve Barclay appointed health secretary amid swathe of ministerial resignations.

06 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Trade bodies urge Hunt to ensure inquiry includes pharmacy pressures

The NPA, CCA, AIMp and PSNC wrote to Hunt telling him community pharmacy has suffered a decrease in funding.

06 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Lack of government support for pharmacy criticised in the Lords

Labour peer Lord Hunt said it was “quite extraordinary” that the government is “doing so little to support the sector."

29 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Supply of PrEP in pharmacies will be examined from the autumn

The HIV Action Plan will look at improving distribution to gay and bixsexual men, Black African communities and others.

16 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Ethnicity and deprivation factors in Covid jab uptake

Black pregnant women are least likely to be vaccinated against Covid, according to new figures. 

17 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Viewpoint: Have your say on hub and spoke

Do the Government's assumptions on hub & spoke dispensing stack up?

22 Apr 2022 , 1 Min Article

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We're suffering from a shortage of pharmacies, says Tory MP

The Conservative MP for North Devon Selaine Saxby believes there is a lack of pharmacies and dentists.

21 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Half of all UK pharmacies provide domestic abuse scheme

The Ask for ANI initiative has provided support to 100 people during its first 12 months.

18 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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EPB chair: Government must support pharmacy to help NHS recover

Govind says pharmacy can help clear the backlog of care as suggested by the health and social care committee.

10 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Start trialling injecting facilities to drive down drug deaths, says RPS

There were 4,561 drug-related deaths in England and Wales and 1,339 in Scotland last year.

13 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Mandatory Covid vaccines for NHS staff suffers setback in the Lords

Lords Committee says the evidence underpinning the proposals is not good enough.

30 Nov 2021 , 1 Min Article

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