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The Independent  As the NHS Pharmacy First service marked its first anniversary very recently – Friday 31st January – pharmacy leaders are highlighting both its significant success in providing vital healthcare to patients, and the growing public interest in expanding pharmacy services. 78% of the public in England support expanding pharmacy roles to treat additional [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has launched its fourth annual Pressures Survey, and all pharmacy owners and staff are asked to share their views.   The survey provides crucial evidence as part of ongoing work to monitor and quantify the intolerable challenges facing the sector. Results will be used to raise awareness in the national media and Parliament, [...]

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Trade press Responding to a Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announcement about investment into, and changes for, General Practice for the financial year 2025/26, Community Pharmacy England Chief Executive Janet Morrison said:  “It is extraordinary that the Government has announced what looks to be a generous investment in General Practice for 2025/26 before [...]

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Daily Mail, Daily Express  Many community pharmacies will not survive this winter season without urgent financial support, pharmacy leaders have warned. Latest polling data from Community Pharmacy England (conducted during October and November 2024) highlights alarming findings from pharmacy owners representing over 3,500 pharmacies in England and 55 senior local pharmacy leaders. Without urgent intervention, [...]

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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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