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National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage of Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) – Additional actions National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2024/013/DHSC Date issued: 18 Dec 2024 Explanation of identified safety issue This alert contains actions which are in addition to those outlined in the National Patient Safety Alert (NatPSA/2024/007/DHSC) issued on 24th May 2024. There [...]

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Twenty MPs from all three major parties took part in a parliamentary debate calling for government investment and support for community pharmacies yesterday (December 17th). The debate was focused on Devon and the South West region, but MPs highlighted the crisis affecting pharmacies across the country. Ahead of the debate, Community Pharmacy England produced personalised [...]

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Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (18/12/2024) announced the following list of price concessions for December 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Ascorbic acid 200mg tablets 28 £56.45 Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% [...]

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NHS England has announced that multi-sector rotations during the 2026/27 Foundation Pharmacist Training Programme will not now be mandatory. Multi-sector rotations involve at least 13 weeks of training in a different area of pharmacy practice to the one the trainee is based in. Following the publication of the General Pharmaceutical Council’s Standards for Initial Education [...]

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Community Pharmacy England is working to improve outcomes for the sector in everything we do. As part of our work to influence Government and NHS policy in favour of community pharmacy we have continued working to build advocates for the sector. This includes working with MPs, health charities, patient groups, think tanks, and the media, [...]

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