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Local pharmacy leaders from across the country met to discuss critical issues and consider ways to secure community pharmacy’s place in plans to develop the health service. The Annual Conference of LPC Representatives held last week considered important topics for the coming year with speakers sharing insights on the 10 Year Health Plan, healthcare networks, [...]

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Community Pharmacy England met in London on 19th and 20th November, with Committee members considering preparations for the next round of Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) negotiations, ongoing financial pressures, winter readiness and other important matters. Closing the sector’s longstanding funding gap and addressing operational pressures remain the central focus of the Committee. There has [...]

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In recent months, Community Pharmacy England has received a number of concerns about EPS pharmacy nominations and re-nominations without patient consent, and wishes to remind pharmacy owners of the relevant Terms of Service requirements and the importance of patient choice of nominated pharmacy. Terms of Service The Terms of Service provide that a pharmacy owner [...]

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The next decade offers an unprecedented opportunity to transform the community pharmacy sector into a cornerstone of the Government’s proposed Neighbourhood Health Service, says a report commissioned by Community Pharmacy England and published today. The new report, ‘A Prescription for Success – the role of community pharmacy in delivering the 10 year plan for health‘, [...]

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Politicians and policy experts have cited integration, localism and prevention as some of the core components required to build a future-fit NHS. The themes have been identified in a written report on Community Pharmacy England’s series of policy events at this year’s political party conferences. The discussions concluded that community pharmacy, in particular, is foundational [...]

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