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This week, in a House of Lords debate on the Autumn Statement, Baroness Cumberlege dedicated her speech to the unprecedented pressures the community pharmacy sector is facing. Baroness Cumberlege began her speech by referencing the positive contribution that pharmacy makes to the wider health service. “They are the most accessible part of our health service. [...]

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A short survey has opened to hear from community pharmacy contractors, pharmacy team members, and LPCs about what they think of PSNC as an organisation and what values they would like us to have in the future. In April 2023, PSNC will become Community Pharmacy England (CPE). This presents us with an opportunity to explore [...]

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Work to develop a new vision and strategic options for community pharmacy is now well underway, being led by Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund. Alongside a literature review and wider research being carried out by the two health policy think tanks, PSNC is running an open consultation which some contractors and LPCs have already [...]

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has today (17th November) given his Autumn Statement, setting out Government spending plans. The Statement promises that the NHS budget will be increased in each of the next two years by £3.3bn, going some way towards meeting the request of NHS CEO Amanda Pritchard. But the Chancellor made [...]

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PSNC is continuing to make progress on addressing the Review Steering Group (RSG) proposals and has today published a series of resources to update contractors and LPCs on this work. PSNC is taking forward the RSG proposals directed at the Committee through its Transforming Pharmacy Representation (TAPR) work programme. Alongside an update on the TAPR [...]

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