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Pharmacy press Nearly 100,000 more people with cardiovascular disease than expected have died since the start of the pandemic in England, according to analysis published by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Read BHF’s press release Director of NHS Services, Alastair Buxton, said: “It is concerning to hear that there have been tens of thousands of [...]

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The Community Pharmacy England Committee will have a full meeting in July and we are seeking input from all pharmacy owners ahead of that. Our Negotiating Team is currently working hard through the negotiations on the Primary Care Access Plan to make the most of the £645m investment of new money for the community pharmacy [...]

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Pharmacy press Ministers have announced that all those aged 60 and over will remain eligible for exemption from the NHS prescription charge. This is the Government’s official response to a 2021 public consultation that recommended raising the free prescription threshold to meet the state pension age at age 66. Read the consultation outcome in full Chief [...]

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Pharmacy press The Government has responded to the Hewitt Review on integrated care systems (ICS) and the Health Committee’s report on the autonomy and accountability of these systems. Government response to the HSCC report and the Hewitt Review on integrated care systems The Hewitt Review, published in April, suggested that the recruitment of pharmacists in Primary Care [...]

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Pharmacy press The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and Social Care launched a new inquiry looking at the future of community pharmacy. Steve Brine MP, Chair of the Committee, said “Pharmacy has a central role to play in the future of the NHS. With a greater focus on personalised and patient-centred healthcare, we will be asking [...]

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