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Community Pharmacy England has this week launched to news story, with new branding designed to help community pharmacy to be taken even more seriously right up to the highest levels.   The rebranding comes alongside a commitment to engaging better with and building stronger relationships with pharmacy owners – our members. [LINK to Janet’s blog]   Responding to [...]

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In today’s session of Prime Minister’s questions, Sir George Howarth MP dedicated his question to the issue of pharmacy closures and the need for Government to do more to support the sector, including commissioning a fully funded Pharmacy First service. Sir George is a strong supporter of community pharmacies and has attended several recent pharmacy-focussed [...]

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Community pharmacies received strong backing today in the House of Lords, with a number of Peers speaking out in support of pharmacies and others asking when Government would address the current crisis in the sector. The House of Lords oral questions session was opened by Baroness Hodgson on behalf of Baroness Cumberlege as follows: “To [...]

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39 MPs and Peers from across the political spectrum have signed letters to the Health Secretary, Steve Barclay MP, raising their growing concern about the pressures facing England’s community pharmacies and the risks this poses to patient care and safety. Steve Barclay MP received correspondence from 23 Opposition MPs, with six Peers also signing a [...]

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In a statement to the House of Lords on Tuesday, Lord Markham, a Health Minister, talked about a ‘plan of using [pharmacies] more for patients [that] will put more funding their way’. He also went on to praise the sector saying they are a ‘crucial part of the front line’. This was in response to [...]

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