Politics
The previous health secretary has slated Wes Streeting for “casting doubt” on Pharmacy First, while he has asked her “how many pharmacies went bust on her watch”.
CPE has announced that the seat allocation on its committee will change “as quickly as possible” – in 2026.
Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock said that the government viewed resolving community pharmacy funding as “a matter of urgency”.
I know you are ambitious for change, and very keen to make better use of your skills, to better your communities. You have shown time and again how you can deliver, and we are determined to provide the support you need.
Members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) have urged the government to “get behind” community pharmacies, provide the sector with a “modest” investment and get pharmacies to “do more”.
The new government is “not in a position” to implement promised intercompany hub-and-spoke changes in January, the pharmacy negotiator has announced.
A C+D snapshot poll has revealed that an overwhelming majority of "small" community pharmacy contractors and workers support work to rule protest action just days after Wes Streeting slammed the NPA for "sabre-rattling" over collective action.
The health secretary has criticised “threats of collective action” from the NPA as the pharmacy body has begun balloting its members on work to rule action to secure a better funding deal for community pharmacy.
The parliamentary All-Party Pharmacy Group has relaunched and elected a new chair, it announced last week.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) cannot say when it will resume talks on the community pharmacy contractual framework for 2024/25.
Community pharmacies have joined together to take part in the NPA’s second day of action to highlight the sector’s crisis as the membership body delivers a 350,000 signature-strong petition to the government.
Scottish community pharmacies are set to offer Pharmacy First consultations for a “wider range of health conditions” as part of primary care reforms, C+D has learned.
The Liberal Democrat party has called for an expansion of pharmacy “community-based care” and “ambitious change” to NHS policy at its annual conference.
The Welsh government wants a “fair and proportionate pay uplift” for community pharmacies after awarding a 6% pay increase to doctors and dentists, it has announced.
“There’s not enough being spent” on community pharmacy, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has warned.
Welcome to another round of picking over the decaying NHS looking for morsels to reinforce already weary conclusions.
Lord Darzi’s report into the NHS has noted that community pharmacy has struggled with “too few resources” but has “huge potential for a step change” in its role.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has revealed plans “to seek to register as a charity” and become a royal college.
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran will chair the health and social care select committee, parliament has announced.
The decisions Wes Streeting and his team take in the months ahead could make or break the community pharmacy network in this country...