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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”.

Funding for Scottish pharmacies will increase by some £13.2 million, with an additional £10 million in guaranteed reimbursement, the Scottish negotiator has revealed. 

The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) cannot say when it will resume talks on the community pharmacy contractual framework for 2024/25.

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.

Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has announced that it expects negotiations for the pharmacy contractual framework, which were originally set to conclude in March, to “resume soon”. 

A recent consultation from PDA members found “90% were prepared to take industrial action” over inconsistent pay awards by GPs to practice based pharmacists.

A “fast-growing” South West London chain told C+D that it wouldn’t take on a pharmacy outside its area even “for free”, while it uses its hub to create capacity and to bolster patient safety and staff wellbeing.

A CPE poll of pharmacy owners has revealed that services are being cut by pharmacy owners as rising costs and funding pressures bite, while most have stopped employing locums.

The IPA has joined forces with three other primary care organisations to write to Wes Streeting requesting a meeting over the future of primary care.