NPA

The NPA has applied for a Judicial Review of the DH decision to cut community pharmacy funding in England

As the pharmacy cuts hit England, the NPA has warned that the NHS is taking 'a big step in the wrong direction'

The NPA has started legal action in a bid to halt the pharmacy funding cuts

Pharmacies may be forced to cut back on services due to the funding cuts, the NPA warns

The NPA has described today's announcement about cuts to pharmacy services as a "slap in the face" for hardworking pharmacy teams and patients.

Pharmacy organisations have urged the Government not to go back on its promise to delay implementing the pharmacy cuts

By Stephen Fishwick, NPA head of communications. I was intrigued recently to find in the NPA basement a photograph of ‘Bradd The Cure Bear’, the cuddly mascot of an Ask Your Pharmacist campaign roadshow 20 years ago. Apparently Bradd provided educational entertainment for young shoppers by performing a special show on pharmaceutical safety. Whilst Bradd seems to have gone into hibernation, the Ask Your Pharmacist initiative has continued in various guises ever since. This year’s Ask Your Pharmacist Week will take place November 7-14 with the theme More Than Medicines. Organised by the National Pharmacy Association, the week provides a platform for pharmacy public awareness activities across the UK. It also serves as a prompt for conversations with key stakeholders at a local level about community pharmacy services.

The NPA has created a new online tool to help pharmacists re-engage MPs with the Support Your Local Pharmacy campaign

By NPA chairman Ian Strachan. With over one-and-a-half million signatures, our petition has shown the Government that the public cares about pharmacy. On the closing day of the Department of Health (DH) consultation on ‘Community pharmacy in 2016/17 and beyond’, we will be presenting a petition to 10 Downing Street with over 1.5 million signatures. Our petition is the largest currently circulating in the UK and the largest healthcare petition of all time in this country. Think about that for a moment. It is worth a “wow,” isn’t it?

England's chief pharmaceutical officer Dr Keith Ridge has offered a clarification on data presented on dispensing errors.

Britain’s pharmacies are able to relieve pressure on GP surgeries and A&E departments, says NPA

Diary date: The NPA is hosting a webinar on Thursday April 28 to scrutinise DH proposals on reforming the network

NPA says sustained investment in local pharmacies, rather than pharmacists in GP surgeries, would better enhance care

Prime Minister David Cameron "poorly briefed" about sector cuts, say pharmacy leaders

The NPA will be hosting a webinar on the pharmacy cuts and efficiencies on Thursday 28 April.

By Ian Strachan, NPA chairman. The campaign opposing the cuts to pharmacy services is having the desired effect, but we must ensure we keep up the momentum. Recently I met the pharmacy minister, Alistair Burt, at his office in Whitehall. The meeting coincided with a campaign milestone: that same day we reached a quarter of a million signatures on the Downing Street petition against Government plans that put pharmacy services in England at risk. By the time you read this, the number will have at least doubled.

A new survey warns that GPs and hospitals will come under more pressure if the pharmacy funding cuts go ahead.

The NPA has published a new guide to the NMS to help pharmacists improve patient outcomes and boost income

The NPA has got nearly 100,000 signatures against funding cuts and pharamcies will be sent resources to get even more.

The NPA was out in force today in central London to rally support for their newly launched petition to the prime minister.