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Community pharmacy owners are invited to share data to inform an important fiscal review of the sector. Frontier Economics and IQVIA have been commissioned to carry out an economic analysis of community pharmacy on behalf of NHS England. This includes understanding the full economic costs of delivering NHS pharmaceutical services and how these costs vary, [...]

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A Forum of LPC Chairs, created to provide more local input into the representation of pharmacy owners at a national level, met for the first time last week. The new Forum aims to bring a stronger local voice to national work, steer Community Pharmacy England on local matters, and foster collaboration on areas of mutual [...]

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More than 48,000 pharmacy opening hours were lost to temporary closures in England in 2023 – equivalent to around 5,800 working days – and more than 400 pharmacies closed permanently, new research from Healthwatch England has found. The Pharmacy closures in England briefing, published today (26th September), calls for greater support for pharmacy teams to [...]

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Community Pharmacy England is back in Liverpool to engage new and returning Labour MPs at this year’s Labour Party Conference. This follows on from the Liberal Democrat Conference, which we attended last week and ahead of Conservative Party Conference, which we’ll attend next week. Community Pharmacy England Fringe Event This year, we partnered with the [...]

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Community Pharmacy England met earlier this month in London, with Members reviewing early engagement with the new Government, alongside the outlook for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) negotiations for 2024/25. During a meeting on 11th and 12th September 2024, Committee Members remained focused on the urgent challenges facing pharmacy owners, particularly the barriers to [...]

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