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Community pharmacies across England are being forced to stop providing critical NHS and public health services as financial and operational pressures on them intensify. Just days after GP practices have begun limiting appointments, it has been revealed that patients and service users are losing access to other essential healthcare services in their communities. In a [...]

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GPs have voted in favour of collective action and the BMA has said this will be put into immediate effect. Read more about GP contract 2024/25 changes and collective action We have issued the following media statements in response. National press Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Community Pharmacy England, said: “If patients can’t access their [...]

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A series of documents have been published by Community Pharmacy England, following discussion of many of the key points and themes at regional meetings with pharmacy owners this summer. The briefings talk pharmacy owners and LPCs through key aspects of our strategy and workplans for the current year, and set out how levy monies have [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has been continuing to make the case for the community pharmacy sector following the General Election, but negotiations are not expected to resume before September. In the first weeks of the new Government urgent representations have been made to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England on the [...]

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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has released figures for the first three months of the NHS Pharmacy First Service (covering the period of 31st January to 30th April 2024). Highlights include: Over 9,976 community pharmacies delivered and claimed over 423,000 Pharmacy First clinical pathway consultations; and 78% of consultations resulted in a medicine being [...]

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