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NPA view: All change as new board elected

My term as NPA chair was eventful in the extreme, writes Andrew Lane.

21 Apr 2023 , 4 Min Article

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Time to think big and transform the contract, says Lane

The contractual framework is not working for anybody, according to NPA chair, who also calls for independent arbitration to resolve funding disagreements.

08 Mar 2023 , 4 Min Article

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NPA calls for emergency £250m funding injection

Pharmacy’s funding woes and failing contract featured strongly at Sigma’s autumn conference

05 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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We all need to speak up: people are listening

Community pharmacy has a vital role to play in ICSs – but we need to be pointing that out.

28 Mar 2022 , 3 Min Article

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Pharmacy capable of delivering millions of Covid jabs, survey finds

Over 90 per cent of community pharmacists would be eager to take part in an annual Covid-19 booster vaccination programme similar to the flu jab service given the right funding and support, a new survey shows.

28 Apr 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Ministers and officials know 'little' about pharmacy

NPA chairman Andrew Lane says conversations he has had with ministers have led him to realise how little they still know about community pharmacy.

22 Mar 2021 , 1 Min Article

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It is a privilege to serve the community pharmacy sector

The NPA’s 100th anniversary this year coincides with a period of time that may well be seen as pharmacy’s proudest hour, says chairman Andrew Lane.

26 Jan 2021 , 1 Min Article

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The role of community pharmacy in social prescribing

Community pharmacists and their teams can play an important role in ensuring that social prescribing delivers the greatest possible value to the NHS by tackling the social determinants of health.

22 Oct 2020 , 3 Min Article

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