Yearly Archives: 2023

In an amendment to the NHS England advice in our previous news story, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced from 1st August 2023, that Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) claims for payment should be submitted within one month of, and no later than three months from the claim period for the chargeable activity provided. [...]

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The General Medical Council (GMC) has published a report which addresses the impact of NHS workforce crisis on medical professionals. The report warns that urgent action is needed to break a ‘vicious cycle’ of unmanageable workloads, dissatisfaction, and burnout in the workforce. Read GMC’s statement: ‘Vicious cycle’ must be broken to tackle NHS workforce crisis, [...]

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Pharmacy press Nearly 100,000 more people with cardiovascular disease than expected have died since the start of the pandemic in England, according to analysis published by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Read BHF’s press release Director of NHS Services, Alastair Buxton, said: “It is concerning to hear that there have been tens of thousands of [...]

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Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners (our members), the Department has today (22/06/2023) announced the following list of price concessions for June 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Amisulpride 50mg tablets 60 £12.34 Atorvastatin 20mg tablets 28 £1.56 Brinzolamide [...]

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The Community Pharmacy England Committee will have a full meeting in July and we are seeking input from all pharmacy owners ahead of that. Our Negotiating Team is currently working hard through the negotiations on the Primary Care Access Plan to make the most of the £645m investment of new money for the community pharmacy [...]

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