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Following the news about the divestment of LloydsPharmacy branches, we have been asked about our Committee’s composition. Community Pharmacy England’s Committee is made up of 24 representatives from across the community pharmacy sector, and a non-executive chair. It has been a principle of the Committee for some time, and was affirmed by pharmacy owners in [...]

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The Pharmaceutical Journal Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) often comes up as a concern with regards to giving community pharmacists the ability to prescribe antibiotic via PGDs. The Government has indicated an awareness of this in the announcement of the new national Pharmacy First service, saying that it will “be closely monitoring the Pharmacy First service post-launch, particularly [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has reached agreement with Government and the NHS on the launch of a new national Pharmacy First service as well as other changes to pharmacy funding and services. Our Committee unanimously agreed to accept the deal which sets out how the £645 million investment pledged within the Delivery plan for recovering access [...]

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Pharmacy press The Government has issued a press release about its strategy to combat drug and alcohol misuse, announcing that £267 million has been allocated for local authorities in England to boost local drug and alcohol treatment. We were asked to comment on the likelihood that community pharmacy services would benefit from this funding. Our Director [...]

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Two-fifths of adults have asked for a GP appointment for a minor health issue and 8% went to an A&E department, according to new research which indicates that education is the key to increasing self-care. PAGB, the consumer healthcare association, has today released a new report exploring the challenges and benefits of patients taking a more [...]

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