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Patients going without prescriptions in inflation crisis, warns NPA

Renewed calls to scrap the prescription charge amid cost of living crisis.

11 Jul 2022

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Javid resignation: Pharmacy bodies respond to new SoS appointment

Steve Barclay appointed health secretary amid swathe of ministerial resignations.

06 Jul 2022

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Trade bodies urge Hunt to ensure inquiry includes pharmacy pressures

The NPA, CCA, AIMp and PSNC wrote to Hunt telling him community pharmacy has suffered a decrease in funding.

06 Jul 2022

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NPA study will look at impact of runaway inflation on pharmacies

NPA-commissioned study will look at the combined impact of inflation and fixed funding.

27 Jun 2022

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Fuller shows us the way forward

When the Fuller Stocktake exercise started, the NPA hosted a roundtable meeting that enabled the inquiry to gather vital insights about community pharmacy, says local integration lead Michael Lennox.

20 Jun 2022

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NHS landlord triples rent for independent pharmacy

NPA urges landlords to review arrangements as one NHS property demands threefold rent hike.

15 Jun 2022

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NPA welcomes primary care review findings

Fuller Stocktake envisages more integrated working, with a distinct role for pharmacies.

27 May 2022

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NPA backs representation reforms despite reluctance

Benefits of the proposals 'marginally outweigh' arguments for scrapping them, NPA tells independents.

20 May 2022

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NPA urges NHSE&I to fulfil promise to review CPCF global sum

NHSE&I remains tight-lipped while the fourth year of contractual talks are ongoing.

18 May 2022

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Prince Charles pays tributes to pharmacists at special reception

He praised pharmacies' pandemic efforts and the 'inspiring' diversity of the profession.

05 May 2022

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Pharmacy must be alert to new technologies

We all need to be alert to developments in pharmacogenomics, says the NPA.

05 May 2022

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CCA says it backs RSG proposals – but NPA gives little away

The National Pharmacy Association did not say if it would advise its members to vote one way or another.

04 May 2022

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High-level talks on obesity produce recommendations on pharmacy’s role

The event concluded everyone with diabetes should have access to weight management services in pharmacies.

03 May 2022

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NPA: Competition watchdog will look at hub and spoke concerns

There are fears the model could initially be monopolised by a few companies and disadvantage pharmacies and the NHS.

29 Apr 2022

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Many pharmacies struggled to get involved in Covid booster programme

Questions remain over why pharmacies had to wait so long for a response and why many were turned down.

04 Apr 2022

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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

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