Pharmacy organisations
0The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced that Henry Gregg will join the organisation in May as its new chief executive – so what do we know about him so far?
0The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced the appointment of its new chief executive, who will join the organisation in May.
0A representative body has taken legal action against the government following MPs’ rejection of a bill amendment that would have exempted pharmacies from next week’s employer NICs hike.
7The pharmacy minister has urged the NPA to “reconsider” its call for member pharmacies to take collective action from next week, arguing that it will be “detrimental to patients”.
4Seven in ten Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) members who took part in the ballot have voted in favour of controversial plans for the body to become a royal college and register as a charity.
1A Westminster think tank has said that the government’s proposed Neighbourhood Health Service, which plans to scale up general practice, could put community pharmacies at risk of being “deprioritised”.
21Ministers have stressed that the core hours of pharmacies will “not be affected by the proposed action by one trade body” – and revealed that the government has “concluded” contract negotiations.
0Consultation numbers for a pharmacy service provider’s weight management service have grown “exponentially” in the last year, C+D has learned.
4The RPS has responded to a legal letter sent by members calling for clarity over the voting process to change its charter, as well as PDA and C+D questioning on the controversial reforms.
7The pharmacy minister and pharmacist MPs Sadik Al-Hassan and Taiwo Owatemi have all voted against exempting pharmacies from the upcoming national insurance hike.