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Locum rates: PDA cautions against ‘deliberate breaches’ of NHS contract
The PDA has raised concerns over the 'deliberate breaches' of the NHS contract by some community pharmacy businesses, saying that it may cause harm...
King’s Fund report prompts NPA to call for re-think of PCN pharmacist roles
The recent report by the King’s Fund has led the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) to renew its call for a re-think of PCN pharmacist...
NHS poaching forces pharmacies to close, cut working hours
Staff shortage has begun to bite the community pharmacy sector with several high street pharmacies closing doors due to workforce crisis triggered by the...
Fuel shortage raises concerns over continuance of health services, medicine deliveries
As the country struggles to match fuel supply with demand, serious concerns have been raised about the continuation of health related services and medicine...
Parliamentarians urge ministers to save local pharmacies by delivering fairer funding
To prevent widespread closures of local pharmacies, parliamentarians led by chair of the All-Party Pharmacy Group (APPG) Jackie Doyle-Price MP have urged ministers to...
Natural justice demands repayment of Covid costs, says NPA as annual contract negotiations begin
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has announced that formal tripartite negotiations on the arrangements for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2021/22...