This site is intended for healthcare professionals only
A review of the government’s pharmacy policy commitments in England has found that it has performed inadequately or needs improvement in meeting most of its pledges.
An expert panel – set up by the parliamentary health and social care committee (HSCC) - looked at the government’s progress on its pharmacy policy pledges using Department of Health and Social Care (DH) data and evidence from pharmacy stakeholders in England.
Register to gain full access to C+D and C+D Community content
Already registered?
Already registered?
Margaret Billings sustained fatal injuries when she was caught between a moving boat and a riverbank during a day out “with family and friends”, an inquest has found.
C+D rounds up some of the immediate pharmacy reaction to news that NHS England will be abolished, with more control moving back to the government and local leaders…
Wes Streeting has revealed that the DH is “immediately” working to scrap NHS England (NHSE) and put a new “transformation team” in place – adding that it is in the “very final stages” of concluding a new pharmacy contract deal.
The two pharmacy bodies have urged NHS England (NHSE) to “release immediately” its “long-awaited” economic analysis of community pharmacy, stressing that their “collective voice must be heard”.
GPs must reinstall GP connect, which allows pharmacies to send routine consultation information to their patients’ GP practices, as part of their £889m-boosted contract, NHS England (NHSE) has revealed.
