Every Mind Matters has launched a campaign to encourage people to ‘find your little big thing’ and highlight that ‘doing the little things can make a big difference to your mental health’. The campaign is aimed at 25-54-year olds but weighted towards those that are struggling and most at risk of mental health problems. The [...]
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Express In the 2023 Spring Budget the Chancellor committed to extending the zero rate on prescriptions to medicines supplied to patients through Patient Group Directions (PGDs). The zero rate will apply from 9th October 2023 until 31st March 2027. The Treasury says this will support the plan to help save 10 million GP appointments across [...]
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The 2023 Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey will launch later this month and, as was the case last year, all pharmacy owners will need to submit data to support workforce planning for the sector. The survey will be open for a period of eight weeks. The survey will be conducted by North of England Commissioning Support [...]
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Community Pharmacy England attended the Conservative Party conference in Manchester this week. We were engaging with MPs and Ministers as well as representatives from health charities, patient groups, think tanks and journalists discussing key topics relating to our sector. Community pharmacy was referenced many times throughout the conference, which is in no small part down [...]
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We have issued the following statement in response to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference, particularly noting his plans to increase the smoking age and restrict the use of vapes. Our Chief Executive, Janet Morrison, said: “It was encouraging to hear the Prime Minister talk about the value of pharmacies to [...]
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