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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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Underinvestment in the sector is continuing to threaten the accessibility of community pharmacies to patients and the public, Community Pharmacy England has told a Parliamentary inquiry. Dr. James Davies, Director of Research and Insights at Community Pharmacy England, gave oral evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Health Group (APHG) on Wednesday 19th November. The APHG’s inquiry [...]

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Three new members have been co-opted to the Community Pharmacy England Committee to better reflect the make-up of the sector. Following a period as Observers to the Committee, Has Modi, Managing Director of Jardines (UK) Ltd, and Mayank Patel, Superintendent Pharmacist of Pearl Chemist Group, have become the first Members to be nominated by the [...]

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