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Pharmacy press Earlier this week Health Minister Lord Markham CBE was speaking to Parliament about Pharmacy First, and stated that “in the first three days we have had about 3,000 consultations”. We were asked to comment on this figure. Our Chief Executive Janet Morrison said: “Pharmacy First has got off to a fantastic start, with [...]

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The much-anticipated Pharmacy First service has launched today (Wednesday 31st January 2024) following weeks of intense preparation across the community pharmacy sector. Pharmacy owners and teams have been working incredibly hard to get ready for this, at an already difficult time. We have been pleased to see the sign-up rate for the service getting so [...]

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Pharmacy owners can now watch a recording of Community Pharmacy England’s recent webinar about Drug Tariff Category M and retained margin on-demand. Around 500 people registered for the webinar held earlier this week, which aimed to provide pharmacy owners with a better understanding of the processes behind the delivery of margin, our work in this [...]

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Daily Mail Given the current concerns around the spread of measles, NHS England has launched a catch-up campaign for missed MMR vaccines. It has been suggested by some – including Health Select Committee Chair Steve Brine MP – that the Government should make more use of pharmacy to deliver public health vaccinations such as this. We [...]

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Pharmacy press Pharmacy owners preparing for the Pharmacy First service have raised concerns around workload, funding and other issues. We have issued the following comment about the sector’s readiness to take on the service. Fin McCaul, an independent community pharmacy owner, Community Pharmacy England Regional Representative for the North West, Negotiating Team Member and Chair [...]

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