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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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Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund have today published ‘A Vision for Community Pharmacy’, setting out how community pharmacies’ role in healthcare could be expanded over the next decade, with the right investment and support. In their Vision, the think tanks describe a transformation of the community pharmacy sector, focusing on how pharmacies can help [...]

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Pharmacy press Following the Government announcement of new funding for winter pressures, we were asked whether any of this would be made available to the community pharmacy sector. Government press release: £200 million to boost NHS resilience and care this winter Our Chief Executive Janet Morrison said: “Community pharmacies consistently play a vital role in [...]

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