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The new pharmacy funding deal has revealed incoming changes to the medicines margin, including plans for an “early entry” Category M process.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) this week (March 31) revealed that the new £3.073 billion pharmacy core contract for 2025/26 will see the sector retain an additional £100m from dispensing drugs.
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Chair of the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) Nick Kaye has said that he “definitely wouldn't be thinking about a U-turn” on collective action, amid “real anger” over a lack of April cash.
The pharmacy hypertension service specification is set to be updated to exclude patients who request “frequent measurement of their blood pressure”.
The pharmacy negotiator estimates some £296m of remaining primary care recovery plan funding “will have been used by NHS England (NHSE) in other ways”, C+D has learned.
3CPE is recruiting a new independent chair to “provide strategic leadership” – the position pays £50k a year and only requires a “time commitment” of 3-4 working days per calendar month.
0The pharmacy negotiator estimates some £296m of remaining primary care recovery plan funding “will have been used by NHS England (NHSE) in other ways”, C+D has learned.
