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Financial Management & Funding

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Talking solutions at Number 10

NPA chair Olivier Picard shares some details of the association’s recent visit to Downing Street

16 Sep 2026

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Split remuneration and reimbursement?

Liam Stapleton says it is time to radically change the way pharmacy is funded, as the current model works for nobody

04 Sep 2026

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Death by a thousand cuts in the country

Rural pharmacies are more susceptible to market dynamics and need better protection to ensure patients have access to vital services. By Alexander Humphries*

03 Sep 2026

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Public failure, private opportunity

As private services grow, is pharmacy’s negotiating position with Government improving?

31 Jul 2026

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Deal done but void remains

NPA chair, Olivier Picard, reflects on the outcome of the contractual framework negotiations

08 Jun 2026

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Opinion: Lack of IP ambition sours CPCF settlement

Limited progress with prescribing is concerning – there is plenty of opportunity for improvement in England’s contractual framework.

04 Jun 2026

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Editor's comment: Pragmatism, prescribing, and progress

CPE’s pragmatic approach to the CPCF settlement may be the better path to achieving the profession's ultimate aim

29 May 2026

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CCA: Pharmacies may stop Pharmacy First because of ‘bundling’ requirement

Company Chemists' Association chief executive Malcolm Harrison said pharmacies should be allowed to provide home blood pressure monitoring as well as ABPM.

02 Jun 2025

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Editor’s viewpoint: Decent start but could be (much) better

Now that the dust has settled somewhat, there was quite a lot to like – but also dislike – about England’s contractual framework settlement. So is it a good deal for community pharmacy or not?

23 Apr 2025

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Pharmacy Magazine Podcast – Talking Pharmacy, April 3

New funding deal special: the editors discuss the contractual framework settlement for England. Is it a good deal for pharmacy – or not?

02 Apr 2025

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Editor’s view: Stirrings from Sheffield

Pharmacy’s reimbursement system is finished. Urgent reform is needed or more businesses will bite the dust, says PM editor Richard Thomas.

01 Nov 2023

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Success of walk-in consultation service led to more funding

A pharmacy walk-in consultation scheme for minor ailments in Humber and North Yorkshire was so successful that it surpassed its service cap and secured another round of funding.

20 Jun 2023

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Demanding unused ARRS funds is not the way

Calls to transfer unspent funding from the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) for PCNs to community pharmacies to pay for a second pharmacist are based on faulty logic, argues Liam Stapleton

16 Mar 2023

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Money management and financial assistance

The winter months can be challenging for lots of reasons but, on top of the regular seasonal pressures, this year sees many people also facing huge increases in their basic living costs

11 Nov 2022

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