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Community Pharmacy England and others have contributed to a report examining the impact of workforce wellbeing on pharmacy teams and how it can be addressed. The Pharmacy Workforce Wellbeing Roundtable Report has been published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and Pharmacist Support following a roundtable discussion held earlier this year. Community Pharmacy England Director [...]

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NHS England has taken a significant step towards promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in pharmacy with the recent release of the Pharmacy Workforce Race Equality Standard (PWRES). The PWRES report provides the first national overview of diverse experiences within pharmacy teams, aiming to improve diversity and inclusion in pharmacy. It outlines actionable steps for senior [...]

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We have issued the following statement in response to a speech by Steve Barclay, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, at this week’s Conservative Party Conference. Our Chief Executive, Janet Morrison, said: “This year, once again, Cabinet Conference speeches are very much focused on the crisis in secondary care: but Ministers would do well [...]

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Community Pharmacy England met in London for a full Committee Meeting on 13th and 14th September 2023. Committee Members spent time considering a response to the Government on the Primary Care Access Recovery Plan negotiations and laying the groundwork for the next Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) negotiations, informed by sector polling. The packed two-day [...]

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Pharmacy press We were asked to respond to suggestions that the Independent Prescribing (IP) Pathfinder Programme has been under-funded and pharmacies which had previously expressed interest are pulling out as a result. Our Director of NHS Services, Alastair Buxton, said: “The proposed funding and other aspects of the IP pathfinder programme has raised concerns for [...]

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