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New pharmacy minister appointed

  Neil O’Brien OBE MP has been appointed as the new minister with responsibility for pharmacy in the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC). He takes over the position of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Patient Safety and Primary Care from Will Quince MP, who remains at the Department but takes on a [...]

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Vision Project: A video message from PSNC’s CEO

PSNC Chief Executive Janet Morrison has recorded a video message about the vision and strategy project being led by Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund. In the video, Janet describes the various stages of the project commissioned by PSNC, and how the independence and expertise of these two think tanks will add credibility to the [...]

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Paediatric specials listed in Tariff updated

PSNC Dispensing and Supply Team has collaborated with the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group (NPPG) and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) to get some Specials listings in the Drug Tariff amended, following concerns over patient safety. Pharmacist Steve Tomlin, the Director of the Children’s Medicines Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital, [...]

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October 2022 Price Concessions 5th Update

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (31/10/2022) granted the following list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price concession Aripiprazole 15mg tablets 28 £36.80 Aripiprazole 5mg tablets 28 £37.78 Carbocisteine 375mg capsules 120 £17.04 Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment 4 £3.38 Citalopram 20mg tablets 28 £1.96 Clindamycin 150mg capsules 24 £4.42 Codeine [...]

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Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund to lead on sector vision project

PSNC has commissioned Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund to develop a new vision and strategic options for community pharmacy. Their report, which is expected to be published in early summer next year, will help to underpin the future strategy for the sector. It will also support negotiations between PSNC and policymakers as the current [...]

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