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‘Open to all indies’: AIMp rebrands as Independent Pharmacies Association

Community pharmacy’s acronym-addled register of organisations has a new entry as AIMp widens its membership to transform into the IPA.

Pharmacy organisations Politics

Nearly a third of Scots use country’s Pharmacy First service, data reveals

The latest data from Public Health Scotland has shown that 1.6 million people accessed Pharmacy First Scotland between October 2022 and September last year.

Services Common Conditions

‘Unacceptable’ lack of April concessions ‘likely’ due to DH changes

The pharmacy negotiator has blamed the government’s "untested" changes to the April drug tariff for the lack of price concessions issued this month, which have left pharmacists wondering whether the government expects “contractors to make a loss”. 

Medicines Prescriptions

'Appallingly hand-picked cronies': New leadership commission comes under fire

The pharmacy union and candidates for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) national boards have warned that the new UK pharmacy professional leadership advisory board lacks “transparency” and risks “political interference”. 

People Pharmacy organisations

Wes Streeting: What could a Labour government mean for pharmacy?

The shadow health secretary has set out his three “big shifts” in how the NHS would work under a Labour government at a panel discussion this week.

Politicians Political parties

Fifth of pharmacies warn May Pharmacy First threshold increase ‘unachievable’

New data has revealed that 20% of pharmacies believe next month’s increase in Pharmacy First minimum thresholds will be “unachievable”, with 13% already unable to deliver enough consultations to meet current targets.  

Common Conditions Services

Stop smoking: 10% rise in people seeking to quit in pharmacies

More people are looking for help quitting smoking in their community pharmacies, new NHS England (NHSE) data has shown.

Smoking cessation Respiratory

£5m retained margin uplift ‘approved’ in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s health minister has said he will increase the margin retained by pharmacies by £5 million, but only if the NI negotiator agrees “a concurrent margin survey methodology”. 

Funding Politicians

NHSE backs £1.5m scheme to ‘expand’ London MPharm placements

Students on the new scheme backed by £1.5 million in funding will be assigned to “experiential placement sites across London”, including care homes and mental health trusts, one London university announced. 

Education providers Funding

Assault on retail workers to be made ‘standalone’ crime

Offenders who assault retail workers “could be sent to prison for up to six months” under new measures to tackle retail crime, the government has announced.  

Crime Politicians

CPE: Government's ‘positive spin’ on five-year deal ‘completely at odds’ with truth

“Nobody in community pharmacy is anywhere close to being in celebratory mode”, the pharmacy negotiator’s chief executive has said. 

Contracts Funding

‘Fully funded’ workshops to underpin IP training in Wales

A “comprehensive learning programme” to help Welsh pharmacists deliver the pharmacy independent prescribing service (PIPS) “with confidence” has been announced. 

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