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Financial Management & Funding

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Financial Management & Funding

Pharmacies poised to take collective action after NPA ballot result

Independents could be limiting their services to patients in the New Year following a near unanimous vote in favour of collective action in the NPA’s ballot.

14 Nov 2024 , 4 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

MPs warn Labour’s NI rise puts pharmacies at risk during Commons debate

Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Gibson said pharmacists and other healthcare providers “feel taken for granted, let down and scared.”

08 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Health workers ‘grateful’ for Reeves budget says community pharmacist MP

Increased NHS spend could help reverse decline of pharmacies, suggests Sadik Al-Hassan.

05 Nov 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

NHS ‘recognises pain’ as it freezes Pharmacy First payment targets until 2025

Pharmacy First payment threshold will remain at 20 until 2025

14 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Rees: Labour are 'incredibly warm' about work-to-rule and wider pressure campaign

Paul Rees played down concerns the NPA's work-to-rule strategy risks alienating the government.

14 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Pharmacy minister strikes upbeat note for future funding talks in England

Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock has reassured community pharmacy that “sustainable funding solutions” are needed.

07 Oct 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Public health

CPE: There must be ‘sufficient’ services and ‘capability’ in commissioning to get best from IPs

“We must think about how we improve the use of independent prescriber skills,” CPE chief executive Janet Morrison said.

07 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Public health

Pharmacy minister strikes upbeat note for future funding talks in England

Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock has reassured community pharmacy that “sustainable funding solutions” are needed.

07 Oct 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Scottish pharmacies get £13m funding boost in ‘long-awaited’ deal

Drug Tariff funding to rise by £10m as part of delayed funding settlement.

30 Sep 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Locate a Locum launches £5,000 scholarship fund for pharmacy students

Locate a Locum chief executive officer Jonathon Clarke said the fund showed its commitment to "supporting talented students.”

19 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Avicenna conference: Fix funding first, says Buxton

Fears that contractors will walk away from Pharmacy First due to unrealistic thresholds.

10 Sep 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Government set to claw back over £1m in Pharmacy First money

Over 500 contractors did not deliver five clinical Pharmacy First consultations needed to secure an upfront payment of £2,000.

29 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Align GP and pharmacy services to reduce competition, CPE tells Darzi

Focus should be on collaboration, not ‘competing for resources' CPE tells Lord Darzi.

14 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Only three of the biggest pharmacy businesses are in the black, says CPE

Ministers 'will need to resolve' NHS funding demands before looking at pharmacy, says Morrison

12 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Pharmacy owners’ views in survey will inform CPE committee meeting next month

Community Pharmacy England wants owners’ views on increased Pharmacy First thresholds and GPs’ industrial action.

09 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

DHSC to pay an extra £40 for lurasidone packs dispensed in April

Government agrees to retrospective price adjustments following appeals by CPE

08 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article