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Analysis

It’s time to delve deeper into health discussions. Broaden your understanding of a range of pharmacy news and topics through in-depth analysis and insight.
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Analysis: Pharmacy First – one year on

As current funding for the Pharmacy First service in England reaches its end in April, an analysis of the nationally-commissioned scheme from the CCA highlights a pathway to possible future expansion with clear benefits for both patients and the NHS. Saša Janković reports.

18 Mar 2025 , 4 Min Article

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Select committee report: Government makes no promises on pharmacy funding

The Government says it is committed to expanding the clinical role of community pharmacy and improving workforce planning but won’t make any commitments on funding.

13 Jan 2025 , 3 Min Article

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Public not convinced by weight loss jabs suggests Ipsos survey

The public is split over whether weight-loss injections should be offered on the NHS, with 37 per cent for and 32 per cent opposed.

26 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Long read: Health and higher education need to work together

Leaders across both health and higher education need to join up and work together to deliver on NHS long term workforce planning for the future, say Matthew Taylor and Michael Wood.

29 Oct 2024 , 8 Min Article

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Technology long read: Time to be a record breaker

The Tony Blair Institute has called for a digital health record for every individual and read-write access to patient records is being rolled out across England’s community pharmacy network to support services like Pharmacy First. How are things progressing? Saša Janković investigates

25 Oct 2024 , 8 Min Article

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Over 5,600 drug shortages reported to DHSC since October 2020

More than 5,600 drug shortages have been reported to the DHSC since October 2020, and the number of reported shortages is creeping up.

17 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Rural ‘pharmacy deserts’ threaten medicine supplies, says NPA

Rural areas risk being left as ‘pharmacy deserts’ if current pharmacy closure rates continue, says the National Pharmacy Association. The recent wave of closures has seen nearly nine in 10 council areas across England losing community pharmacies.

03 Sep 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Nearly 20pc of voters see a local pharmacy close in past 12 months, NPA poll finds

The NPA is warning that pharmacy closures will ‘pile pressure on GP surgeries’.

03 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Medicine shortages ‘causing moral distress’ among GPs

Three quarters of family doctors are experiencing moral distress because they cannot access medicines they know their patients need, a survey has found.

11 Jun 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Demand for medicine deliveries ‘much higher’ than service availability

Forty per cent of British adults say they would like their medicines delivered.

07 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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NHS figures show net loss of 432 pharmacies in England in 2023-24

The Company Chemists’ Association has warned that the situation is having “a disastrous impact on patients”.

02 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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CCA: Pharmacy First must be funded beyond March 2025

The Company Chemists’ Association said its members have delivered over 90,000 Pharmacy First consultations since January 31.

01 May 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Weighing up the evidence: The ChatGPT will see you now

Getting to see a GP these days can be difficult, so could an artificial intelligence chatbot serve as a suitable alternative?

01 May 2024 , 5 Min Article

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Analysis: Healthwatch report reveals public attitudes towards pharmacies

The report called for greater support for pharmacies including more funding and help dealing with workforce shortages.

30 Apr 2024 , 4 Min Article

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Permanent pharmacy closures up five-fold in the space of a year

Net pharmacy closures rose to 432 in 2023-24, warns the CCA

29 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Study: Independents optimistic about turnover but face big challenges

The study by CIG Research revealed independents were not hopeful about their prospects of generating a profit in 2024.

12 Apr 2024 , 6 Min Article

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