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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 a ‘Future of Primary Care’ Parliamentary drop-in event. The event, sponsored by pharmacy APPG Chair, Steve Race MP, was well attended with 40 MPs and their staff present [...]

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Community pharmacies received strong backing yesterday in Parliament, with numerous Peers speaking out in support of the sector, recognising their vital role in community healthcare and raising the urgent funding challenges they face. Discussions in the House of Lords included expressing a desire to expand community pharmacies’ role in public health and the Government’s commitment [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has entered into consultation with Community Pharmacy England (CPE) regarding the 2024/25 and 2025/26 funding contractual framework. The discussions will set the future direction for community pharmacy as it plays a vital role in supporting delivery of the reforms set out in the government’s Plan for Change. [...]

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“Pharmacy businesses need a clear pathway to a better future which they can both have confidence in and plan for,” says Community Pharmacy England Chief Executive Janet Morrison in a new blog. Community pharmacy owners are “exasperated and desperate” and the sector needs answers on a range of key issues. In her latest blog, Janet [...]

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The Government has today responded to the Health Select Committee’s report into the state of community pharmacy, addressing each of the report’s recommendations to support the sector. In its response, the Government has reaffirmed its ambition to expand the role of pharmacies and to improve workforce planning, but it has not set out answers to [...]

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