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Members of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)’s medicines supply team joined Community Pharmacy England on a series of pharmacy visits last week, giving them first-hand experience of the ongoing difficulties sourcing medicines and other challenges pharmacy teams face every day. Hosted by Committee Members David Broome and Phil Day, plus Chair of [...]

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Community pharmacies across the country have entered 2026 “in real economic peril” and urgently need a roadmap to recovery, Community Pharmacy England has warned the Government ahead of upcoming negotiations. In an uncompromising letter to Pharmacy Minister Stephen Kinnock, CEO Janet Morrison has outlined the sector’s escalating crisis and called on Government to deliver rapid [...]

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iNews, Express The Government has added aspirin to its export ban list to protect supplies for UK patients, with media reports highlighting concerns of ‘serious and growing’ shortages from the Independent Pharmacies Association (IPA). Painkiller drugs shortages hit pharmacies | iNews Essential medicines alert as pharmacies warn of ‘serious and growing’ shortages | Express Community [...]

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Trade press From March 2026, a new Category will be introduced to Part VIIIA of the Drug Tariff as part of a series of drug reimbursement reforms previously proposed by the Department of Heath and Social Care (DHSC). Products will begin to move into Category H, from Category C, in a phased approach. Introduction of [...]

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There have been media reports today about the additional costs that community pharmacies will be facing next year, threatening further damaging cuts to local NHS services at a time when the Government has pledged to move health services into communities. Community Pharmacy England continually monitors the financial health of the sector and shared similar analysis [...]

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