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Pharmacies across the UK are set to sound an alarm or ring a bell in a coordinated protest action on September 19, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has revealed to C+D.
The NPA revealed plans for a second day of protest earlier this month, after its emergency #SaveOurPharmacies protest last month saw around 6,000 pharmacies turn out their lights, black out their windows and wear black to raise awareness about the crisis in the sector.
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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.
A Norfolk pharmacy has been forced to ask patients to pick up their medicines from another collection point after a tree smashed through its roof on New Year’s Eve.
NPA analysis has revealed that the £20 million Pharmacy Access Scheme funded by the pharmacy contract failed to protect dozens of isolated pharmacies from closing since 2022.
