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A new report from the House of Lords Public Services Committee calls for better data sharing and a more proactive Government approach to managing medicines shortages, describing medicines supply as “a national security issue”. Published today (4th February), the report on the Lords Committee’s inquiry into medicines security concludes that the UK is heavily dependent [...]

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A new report has highlighted the vital, yet underappreciated role that community pharmacy dispensing plays in the NHS and across communities nationwide. The report, by the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA), sets out how community pharmacy dispensing is the backbone of accessible, safe, and equitable healthcare, but is under unsustainable pressure. Pharmacies’ vital dispensing role under [...]

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Yesterday, Community Pharmacy England joined with the British Dental Association, British Medical Association, Optometric Fees Negotiating Committee and the Association for Primary Care Audiology Providers, to host the “From Crisis to Recovery” The Future of Primary Care parliamentary event. MPs had the opportunity to learn more about primary care services and the professionals who provide [...]

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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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