The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy has announced the launch of an inquiry into the impact of medicines shortages in England, the contributing factors and potential solutions. As part of this inquiry, the APPG has issued a call for written evidence from key stakeholders across the healthcare sector. This inquiry comes in response to [...]
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Following on from much Parliamentary activity before Christmas, such as the debate on pharmacy funding in the South West and the Health secretary’s appearance before the Health Committee, MPs are continuing to highlight the serious challenges pharmacies face and to call for support for the sector. Debate on NHS backlogs On Monday, in a debate [...]
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The Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP appeared before the Health and Social Care Select Committee in Parliament yesterday (December 18th) to answer questions related to his brief. In response to questions – including from All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy Member Gregory Stafford MP – the Secretary of State said he wanted to: “reassure pharmacies across [...]
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Twenty MPs from all three major parties took part in a parliamentary debate calling for government investment and support for community pharmacies yesterday (December 17th). The debate was focused on Devon and the South West region, but MPs highlighted the crisis affecting pharmacies across the country. Ahead of the debate, Community Pharmacy England produced personalised [...]
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In a debate in Parliament, MPs raised their concerns about the impact of the 2024 Budget on community pharmacies. Joe Robertson MP, Conservative member of the Health and Social Care Committee, quoted CPE analysis that these measures will ‘cost pharmacists £50 million, even after taking into account the employment allowance’. Shadow Chancellor, Mel Stride MP [...]
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