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The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) has urged new Health Secretary Victoria Atkins to properly support GPs after suggesting that pharmacies will be paid significantly more per consultation than GPs through the new Pharmacy First service. As under the new service pharmacists will be paid £1,000 a month plus £15 per consultation, DAUK spokesperson Dr Steve [...]

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a medical device recall for: AACARB® eye gel, AACOMER® eye gel and PUROPTICS® eye gel (Carbomer eye gel) Device Name: AACARB eye gel, AACOMER eye gel and PUROPTICS eye gel Distributed After: August 2023 Product code: CB048G1H Affected lot numbers/serial numbers: 3H02, 3H03, 3H04, 3H05, 3H06, 3H07, 3H08, 3H09, [...]

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Following agreement between the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Community Pharmacy England, the service specification for the Pharmacy First service, which is due to commence at the end of January 2024, has been published. Alongside the service specification, the clinical pathways for the seven conditions which will be included in the [...]

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Following the news about the divestment of LloydsPharmacy branches, we have been asked about our Committee’s composition. Community Pharmacy England’s Committee is made up of 24 representatives from across the community pharmacy sector, and a non-executive chair. It has been a principle of the Committee for some time, and was affirmed by pharmacy owners in [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has joined leading charities, medical and trade associations and AstraZeneca to urge the Government to take a joined up approach for improving cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. The shared vision, which was launched in Parliament on 14th November 2023, sets out a collective view for improving CVD outcomes. The paper urges a holistic [...]

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