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Join Community Pharmacy England in helping to raise awareness of the 2026 Pressures Survey findings. The Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2026 confirmed what the sector already knows: daily medicines shortages and rising operating and financial pressures are affecting pharmacy teams, businesses and those who rely on them. These important findings further strengthen Community Pharmacy England’s call for sustainable investment [...]

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Following last month’s ministerial changes, it has now been confirmed that Dame Diana Johnson DBE has taken on responsibility for pharmacy at the Department of Health and Social Care. Dame Diana (MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham) has become Minister of State for Public Health and Patient Safety. Dame Diana’s role includes the [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has highlighted the ongoing impact of medicines shortages on community pharmacy teams and patients at a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy. The meeting, Maximising Value for Medicines: One Year On from the Medicines Shortages Report, brought together Parliamentarians and representatives from Government, the pharmaceutical industry, wholesalers, patient organisations and [...]

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NHS England has today released a progress report showing strong early uptake of the MenB vaccination programme through community pharmacies, with significant demand and bookings (see NHS England press release). This has been covered by some media outlets (Radio 4’s Today programme and LBC News) and the official press release includes a comment from Community Pharmacy England: [...]

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NHS England has today published data showing that pharmacies have dispensed over 300,000 supplies of emergency contraception since the PCS was expanded in October (see NHS England press release). This has been covered in a number of national media outlets (BBC and Independent) and we have issued a comment on it as follows: Alastair Buxton, [...]

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