PSNC

"A number of pharmacies" are making incorrectly endorsed claims for medicines dispensed through the shortage protocols.

The question of whether the new settlement is a good deal or a bad one is “irrelevant,” the panel said.

“It is to us as a sector” to discuss issues like consolidation and the Pharmacy Access Scheme, he argued.

The Department of Health and Social Care yesterday released the final list of drug price concessions for September.

The monthly ‘transitional payments’ are being made to help community pharmacies prepare for a more services-based role.

Community pharmacy teams are getting ready for this year’s Stoptober campaign, which kicks off on October 1.

PSNC wants an independent review to determine how effectively it and LPCs are working for contractors.

The Department of Health and Social Care has announced the final list of drug price concessions for September.

NPA vice-chair Andrew Lane warns the five-year community pharmacy settlement may fail to prevent the closure of pharmacies.

“Urgent negotiations” are taking place between the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and the Government.

Questions remain over how much funding LPCs will receive to allow pharmacists in their areas to take part in PCNs.

Community pharmacies will trial a new service to help meet the Government's ambitious disease prevention targets.

The first details have been released about the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service.

Pharmacy fees for the 2019-20 flu vaccination service have increased to £9.58 – an increase of 10p on 2011-19.

The new, personalised service could involve more digital screening and fewer interactions with healthcare professionals.

Following several weeks of speculation, the Bury St Edmunds MP has been confirmed as the new pharmacy minister.

Community pharmacy contractors in England are being told by PSNC that they need to register for the MYS application.

The Government has announced that it is pushing back next year's early May Bank Holiday to Friday, May 8 2020.

PSNC is warning that payment for July prescriptions will reflect the new categorisation, not the information published in the July Drug Tariff.

Community pharmacies may be affected by delayed supplies of one of the recommended flu vaccines.