Community pharmacies in England have been reacting to the increase in Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) funding for 2025-26, as well as the retrospective increase for 2024-25.
‘Staring down the barrel’ or a ‘positive first step’?
Reaction to the funding contract from pharmacy groups has been mixed, from demands for the CPE executive team to “immediately resign" to describing it as a “vital lifeline”.
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It is a step forward, but set against the backdrop of the economic analysis it’s just not enough to help community pharmacy release itself from the financial blackhole it has been placed in.
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• Reaction to the funding contract from pharmacy groups has been mixed, from demands for the CPE executive team to “immediately resign" to describing it as a “vital lifeline”.
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• C+D rounds up the immediate reaction to the new CPCF funding contract from pharmacy trade bodies, politicians, and the CPE negotiating team.
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