Monthly Archives: August 2024

Community Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 8 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 August 2024. This takes the total [...]

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Community pharmacies are being forced to stop offering some NHS and public health services as financial and operational pressures on them intensify, polling by Community Pharmacy England has revealed. In our poll of pharmacy owners conducted ahead of the June Committee Meeting, 96% of respondents (weighted) said they had stopped delivering locally commissioned services over [...]

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Community pharmacies across England are being forced to stop providing critical NHS and public health services as financial and operational pressures on them intensify. Just days after GP practices have begun limiting appointments, it has been revealed that patients and service users are losing access to other essential healthcare services in their communities. In a [...]

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The following price concessions granted in July 2024 have rolled over to August 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Clomipramine 50mg capsules 28 £7.99 Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 100 £4.19 Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets 30 £7.98 Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment 60 £47.28 As part of the Year 4 & 5 funding settlement for community [...]

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NHS England previously announced in its Primary Care Bulletin that the start date for the Flu vaccination service for the 2024/25 campaign will be Thursday 3rd October 2024, with an exception for pregnant women. The following timings apply to the commencement of the service for pharmacies and general practices: Start date Eligible cohort From 1st [...]

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