A new service finder on the NHS website lets patients and healthcare professionals search for a pharmacy that provides blood pressure checks as part of the Hypertension Case-Finding Service. The tool also provides information on who is eligible for the service. The service finder can be searched using a postcode, with the nearest pharmacy listed [...]
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The Health and Social Care Select Committee has now published the detailed response that we submitted to its Pharmacy Inquiry in June. Our submission highlighted important themes such as the chronic underfunding of the sector, future service provision, challenges with the pharmacy workforce, and the wider current pressures in community pharmacy. We also suggested potential [...]
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Community Pharmacy England has coordinated a joint call from bodies whose members work across the breadth of the NHS flu vaccination programme to press for improved planning ahead of the 2024/25 winter vaccination season. Pharmacy owners must be able to plan properly for flu vaccination season and they must not be subjected last minute unnecessary [...]
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Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was a programme provided by community pharmacies in Tower Hamlets, East London. Utilising existing community pharmacies and their knowledge base, the aim of the service was to provide targeted interventions with underserved population groups to address the main barriers of access to COVID-19 vaccination and subsequently improve the vaccination uptake. The [...]
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Twenty community pharmacies across South West London have participated in a Tympahealth (hearing health) pilot. The pilot aimed to test the provision of a more efficient pathway for ear health care that could be delivered away from secondary care, reducing outpatient spend and providing better quality care at a lower cost. The service launched in [...]
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