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iNews The findings from Community Pharmacy England’s 2024 Pharmacy Advice Audit, released today, highlight that pharmacies are providing several million walk-in consultations each year. Our report shows the scale of underfunded work pharmacies are taking on, including the number of GP appointments they are saving the NHS annually, and the huge demand pharmacies in England [...]

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As we celebrate Black History Month, we recognise the important contributions of Black colleagues across our sector. This month honours Black history, achievements and experiences, but it has also provided us a time to reflect and reaffirm our dedication to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). Our Chief Executive Janet Morrison said: “At Community Pharmacy England, [...]

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Staffing pressures are significantly impacting community pharmacies, adding huge workload pressures for all those who work in them and hampering their ability to help patients and the public, a report from Community Pharmacy England has found. Pharmacy owners and team members across England paint a vivid picture of the severe consequences caused by staffing shortages, [...]

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The Prime Minister was asked at PMQs today what the Government is doing to improve access to General Practice. In his answer, Sir Keir Starmer said: “We are going to expand the role of community pharmacies and accelerate the roll-out of independent prescribing. We need much more care to be delivered in local communities to [...]

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The 2023/24 Annual Report for Community Pharmacy England has been published, setting out the range of work that has been done over the past year on behalf of all community pharmacy owners.   This included negotiations on the new Pharmacy First service and support for pharmacy owners with national services; ongoing work to monitor margin [...]

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