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The British Medical Association (BMA) has stressed that the budget will have a “devastating impact” on the health sector, “but none more so than NHS GP services”.
The government’s new budget “threatens to break” many NHS sectors – “but none more so than NHS GP services”, BMA general practitioners committee England (GPC England) chair Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer warned this weekend (November 2).
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5The pharmacy minister has revealed that just £82 million of the “up to” £645m Pharmacy First budget was spent in the first eight months of 2024/25 – as an NHS official has revealed that they are “not aware” of further plans to publicise the service.
2Award-winning Wicker Pharmacy has moved out of one of its premises in the hope this will save up to £60,000 a year to stay “sustainable”, it told C+D.
0Members of parliament have argued that the government has not “properly considered” the effects of the upcoming National Insurance Contributions (NICs) hike on community pharmacies.
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…
