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Community Pharmacy England has submitted a full and detailed written response to the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s pharmacy inquiry. The Committee is expected to hold oral evidence sessions when Parliament returns in the Autumn. The commencement of this inquiry follows on from those held on other primary care sectors, including Dentistry and General [...]

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Following on from our Parliamentary drop-in event on medicines supply issues last week, a number of MPs have since questioned the Health Secretary, during a session of Health Questions. It was clear that MPs of all Parties were very engaged with the current pressures facing community pharmacies including medicines supply issues. Mike Amesbury MP for [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has been in Parliament today alongside patient representatives and others to highlight our ongoing concerns about medicines supply to MPs. Medicines supply remains a critical issue for community pharmacies with disruption causing problems both accessing medicines and procuring them cost effectively. In our recent sector polling, community pharmacy owners rated medicines supply [...]

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Community Pharmacy England will host a Parliamentary drop-in event in July to brief MPs and Peers about the ongoing medicines supply chain issues that are negatively affecting pharmacies and their patients across the country. Since our Pressures Survey earlier this year highlighted the extent of both the operational and financial impacts of medicines supply issues [...]

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MPs and Peers have this week continued to discuss community pharmacy matters in Westminster, with pharmacy to be the subject of a new inquiry by cross-party MPs. Community Pharmacy England has also remained in contact with many MPs and Peers including briefing them on the ongoing challenges facing pharmacies and last month co-hosting a roundtable [...]

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