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Since the Autumn Budget, Community Pharmacy England has been working to ensure that the impact of the announced changes on community pharmacies is fully understood by Government, and to argue once again that community pharmacies urgently need a funding uplift. Chief Executive Janet Morrison met with Minister for Care Stephen Kinnock on the day of [...]

The post Autumn Budget: Community Pharmacy England’s Push for Mitigations appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting has today outlined new measures to improve NHS performance as part of a package of NHS reforms. One aspect of the reforms is: High-performing providers will be given greater freedom over funding and flexibility. There is little incentive across the system to run budget surpluses as providers cannot [...]

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NHS England are seeking views from National Care Records Service (NCRS) users including community pharmacy professionals. The NCRS portal continues to provide healthcare professionals with information about patient health. It had replaced the Summary Care Record (SCR) portal back in 2022, and has continued to receive usability and other improvements. This new survey will help [...]

The post Help shape the future of NCRS and communications to patients appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Seven community pharmacies across Medway are participating in a pilot to include vaping (e-cigarettes) as a treatment option within their locally commissioned stop smoking service. Community pharmacy smoking cessation advisors will provide eligible patients with a voucher for a starter kit and a supply of up to four weeks worth of vape liquid. E-cigarettes will [...]

The post Service case study: Medway vape pilot appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community Pharmacy England regularly receives queries or requests for advice about system-specific IT issues, and we have recently updated our factsheet to support pharmacy owners and their teams. Although we can assist with service or payment-related processes, addressing technical issues falls outside of our remit and you should contact your IT system supplier or IT [...]

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