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Pharmacy First: what happens now?

The future of the Pharmacy First service in England is clouded in uncertainty yet its potential is enormous. Even more than that – contractors need the cash, writes editor Richard Thomas.

17 Mar 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Numark chair: Labour must reinvest money from NHSE’s abolition in pharmacy

Numark chairman Harry McQuillan said some of the £500 million in savings should go towards supporting community pharmacy.

17 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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NHS England’s abolition cautiously welcomed by pharmacy bodies

National Pharmacy Association chair Nick Kaye said he hoped the move does not impede progress towards creating a stronger pharmacy network.

13 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Peers vote to exempt pharmacies from paying higher national insurance

Lords votes 305 to 175 in favour of making pharmacies exempt from NI hike.

26 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy Magazine Podcast – Talking Pharmacy, February 24

The Editors are back with Good Week Bad Week – the mystery of the lost economic review, when does an incentive (good) become a target (bad), and the sun shines down on pharmacy on the South Coast. Plus calculation conundrums and a quit scheme in South Yorkshire goes up in smoke.

24 Feb 2025 , 26 Min Article

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Former president says RPS moves towards Royal College status lack transparency

Ash Soni affirms support of the RPS’s decision to seek Royal College status and become a charity but challenges transparency of the process.

30 Jan 2025 , 2 Min Article

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RPS responds to call for evidence on assisted dying

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its Second Reading stage last November and is now be considered by MPs in committee sessions.

28 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy Magazine Podcast – Talking Pharmacy, January 24

The editors are back with a look ahead to 2025 and what might be in store for community pharmacy. Will it be a year of hope or despair, triumph or failure, optimism or pessimism? Listen here to find out...

25 Jan 2025 , 22 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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10 Year Plan offers opportunity to put pharmacy on sustainable footing says GPhC

Equipping pharmacies to respond to a shift in care from hospitals to communities will be a vital, says regulator.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Labour’s 10-year plan can establish pharmacy as cornerstone of local health

However, Numark chairman Harry McQuillan said the Government must address the sector’s “underfunding crisis.”

04 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Fix funding so pharmacies can help support 10 Year Health Plan says CCA

Pharmacies can help deliver the shifts in healthcare called for by government in its 10 Year Health Plan for England, says CCA.

03 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy bodies warn Streeting Labour’s budget will force pharmacies to close

The NPA, CPE, CCA and IPA told health secretary Wes Streeting there is an “urgent need to shield” pharmacies from the Budget’s measures.

29 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Pharmacists must be able to conscientiously object to assisted dying, says RPS

The ability of pharmacists to conscientiously object to assisted dying is essential, RPS Scotland has told a Scottish Parliamentary inquiry.

19 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Four join Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland's council

Siobhan Caslin, Anne Henderson and Lee Wilson have been appointed as lay members and Michael McGuigan joins as a registrant member.

01 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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