Politicians
0The health secretary has warned that US pharmaceutical tariffs could add “another layer of challenge” to the UK’s medicine supply, and that the government may have to “take steps at the dispensing end”.
2The pharmacy hypertension service specification is set to be updated to exclude patients who request “frequent measurement of their blood pressure”.
7The government has announced that it is “going with” hub-and-spoke model one, following “overwhelmingly positive” responses to its consultation on the reforms.
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.
19Ministers 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.
0Members of parliament have admitted that they “have probably not spoken enough” about the assisted dying bill’s “impact on pharmacists”.
2NHS England (NHSE) has confirmed that both the government and pharmacy negotiators have seen the long-awaited economic analysis of the sector – but said that it will not share the report until the pharmacy contract is announced.
7The pharmacy minister and pharmacist MPs Sadik Al-Hassan and Taiwo Owatemi have all voted against exempting pharmacies from the upcoming national insurance hike.
2MP and pharmacist Sadik Al-Hassan has said the promised community pharmacy prescribing service is “deliverable” but not ready yet.
8As the dust settles on the announcement that NHS England (NHSE) is set for the scrapheap, questions on what a 50% headcount cut means for local commissioners remain…