Funding
0Chair 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.
1The pharmacy hypertension service specification is set to be updated to exclude patients who request “frequent measurement of their blood pressure”.
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.
3Only 9,999 bricks-and-mortar pharmacies remained in England at the end of March, NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) data has revealed.
0Find out everything you need to know about the government’s plans for community pharmacy – as outlined in this week’s long-awaited pharmacy funding deal.
0The new pharmacy contract has expanded who can deliver the smoking cessation service, as well as adding the provision of two drugs via PGDs.
8Following this week’s announcement of the long-awaited pharmacy funding deal, C+D has learned that contractors have already received the additional £106 million in retrospective funding for 2024/25.
0The government has announced an expansion to and fresh payment structure for the new medicine service (NMS) to “boost mental health support in the community”.
0The government has announced that the pharmacy quality scheme (PQS) will be “reinstated” in 2025/26 as part of the new funding deal but is “smaller than usual”.
6The new pharmacy funding deal has revealed incoming changes to the medicines margin, including plans for an “early entry” Category M process.