The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has now granted the final list of price concessions for December 2022. The latest additions bring the total number of concessionary prices granted for the month of December to 199, surpassing the previous record of 159 granted last month. Throughout the month PSNC has heard from hundreds [...]
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Following on from our update about antibiotic supply and pricing issues on Friday 9th December, we wanted to share some recent developments. HDA statement The Healthcare Distribution Association (HDA), whose member companies distribute over 90% of prescription medicines on behalf of the NHS, has issued a lengthy statement regarding the availability of Strep A treatments. [...]
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PSNC Chief Executive Janet Morrison has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme to discuss antibiotics supply disruption and the disruptive impact this is having on the community pharmacy sector. As part of a wave of national media activity in recent days, Janet highlighted the difficulties pharmacy teams have encountered when trying to get hold [...]
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Following on from previous information for community pharmacy teams about invasive Group A streptococcal (or Strep A) infections, we wanted to share a further update about antibiotic supply and pricing issues. Antibiotic Supply The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has told PSNC this afternoon (9th December) that sufficient supplies of antibiotics used to [...]
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PSNC has today published some new resources to help community pharmacy contractors and LPCs to engage with their local MPs about the immense pressures that pharmacies are facing. PSNC is deeply aware of the funding crisis affecting the sector and is working hard to increase the pressure on Government to act now with an urgent [...]
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