I wonder if this attitude is replicated across general practice. #pharmacyfirst

News: Community Pharmacy England has voiced its criticism of the new margin reduction formula for concessions pricing as the final concessions for April were published yesterday.
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NHS figures show net loss of 432 pharmacies in England in 2023-24.
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DPP shortage: Pharmacies may need to withdraw from Oriel, the National Pharmacy Association warns.
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Community pharmacist Patrick Kennedy talks about the ‘scramble’ each month to ensure there is enough money to pay medicine wholesalers. He absolutely loves working as a community pharmacist but increasingly sees his role as a financial controller & that’s not what he signed up to

A pharmacist says he’s not had one #pharmacyfirst referral from GP surgeries in Stevenage. We are then told Stevenage North Primary Care Network, where he’s pharmacy lead, want to distance itself from his remarks. Why don’t they want to investigate his claim? #NHS The BMA

The Company Chemists' Association has said its members delivered over 90,000 Pharmacy First consultations since the service launched on January 31 and urged policymakers to fund it beyond March 2025. It said that 90,000 figure is now higher.
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A report published by Healthwatch England, based on research into peoples' experiences and attitudes towards pharmacies, has laid out a series of measures it believes will support pharmacy teams to meet the health needs of local communities across England.
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Pharmacist's view: Employers say they are having a stressful time hiring and retaining staff because they never seem settled. When you talk to young people, the side hustle is paramount but a normal job will never get you a house, says Peter Kelly.
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Opinion: Some people think the difference between the pharmacist and the pharmacy technician is too great to allow the latter to use PGDs. But it very much depends on the PGD, says National Pharmacy Association chair nick kaye.
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Interview: Community Pharmacy North-East London won Best Supporting Representative Group at the 2023 Independent Pharmacy Awards. Its CEO Shilpa Shah talks about the innovative ways it supports contractors.
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Legal guidance: Richard Hough and Brendan McAleese Brabners look at the considerations under employment law that may determine the correct employment status of locum pharmacists.
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The importance of community pharmacy having a unified voice is nothing new. So with a #GeneralElection looming, it’s dispiriting that AIMp has morphed into Independent Pharmacies Association (IPA) in what appears to be a direct challenge to the National Pharmacy Association. This plays into the hands of government and NHSE.

The 2023-24 financial year saw a net closure of over 400 community pharmacies in England, equating to more than eight permanent closures a week – over five times the drop observed in the previous year, according to NHS figures.
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News: Sussex Police arrested a man at the weekend on suspicion of two counts of robbery at a Boots pharmacy and a branch of Kamsons.
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We’ve not had one #PharmacyFirst referral from GPs since its launch, says PCN pharmacy lead.
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News: Epilepsy Society, Epilepsy Action, SUDEP Action and Parkinson's UK urge health secretary Victoria Atkins to urgently review medicines supply chain.
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During a PAGB event yesterday hosted by The Mirror, Wes Streeting MP didn’t commit to a firm answer on whether The Labour Party will increase pharmacy’s global sum but said a ‘shift in the proportion of NHS funding that goes into primary care’ is needed.
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I asked Wes Streeting MP at yesterday’s PAGB event if The Labour Party will fulfil Jonathan Ashworth’s promise in 2017 that they’ll ‘reverse’ the Conservatives pharmacy funding cuts when in power. Streeting: ‘Let me check the record on what Jon said. That will be a fun meeting.’ 1/2

News: Gwent Police arrest two men after report of knifepoint robbery at a Pontypool pharmacy.
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