Ahead of the introduction of independent prescribing in CPCF services, Community Pharmacy England has raised concerns about the NHS IT arrangements. Note, the below comment was first quoted in P3pharmacy. Our Director of NHS Services, Alastair Buxton, said: “The interim IT arrangements for the rollout of prescribing within the CPCF are far from ideal, with [...]
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Community pharmacies received strong cross-party backing in Parliament this week, with MPs warning that the Government’s ambitions for more care in the community cannot be delivered unless pharmacy funding is put on a sustainable footing. Yesterday’s Westminster Hall debate, sponsored by Leicester East MP Shivani Raja, focused on Government funding for local pharmacies and the [...]
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NHS England has today announced quicker treatment of migraines, acne, scabies, ear infections and rhinitis through the expansion of the Pharmacy First service (see NHS England press release). This has been covered by some media outlets (including BBC News and LBC News) and the official press release includes a comment from Community Pharmacy England: Janet [...]
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Community Pharmacy England urges policymakers to provide a strong national framework and sustainable funding for community pharmacy at a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy yesterday. At the meeting of Parliamentarians, Government officials and pharmacy leaders, Chief Executive Janet Morrison highlighted the important role pharmacies can play in supporting the ambitions of [...]
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Almost a quarter of a million MenB jabs have been provided by community pharmacies in just six weeks, providing a timely example of the sector’s ability to provide convenient access to vaccinations as MPs raised concerns about declining vaccine uptake. In yesterday’s Westminster Hall debate on vaccination rates in England, MPs highlighted that uptake for [...]
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