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‘I haven’t had a day off for two years’: Survey finds rising staff costs are driving pressures

'Burnt out' business owners tell CPE they are struggling to afford adequate cover

21 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Contract

PDA chair tells Morrison to give employee pharmacists a seat on CPE

PDA chairman Mark Koziol told CPE chief executive Janet Morrison the voices of employee pharmacists and locums must be heard.

16 Oct 2024 , 3 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding

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

Services

Revealed: How much has NHSE spent on Pharmacy First advertising?

Exclusive: Pharmacy First ad spend amounts to 11% of winter awareness campaign budget.

01 Oct 2024 , 3 Min Article

Leadership

CPE promises ‘permanent changes’ to its voting committee as multiples downsize

CPE indicates large multiples may have fewer committee seats in future.

01 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

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

Business

Pharmacy owners don’t know how long they can remain open as pressures bite

Nearly a sixth of community pharmacies in England could close within a year, CPE pressures survey warns.

27 Aug 2024 , 3 Min Article

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

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

Business environment

Nine-tenths of pharmacies have stopped using locums ‘on cost grounds’

CPE poll finds rising workforce costs are one of the top challenges for contractors.

05 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

Financial

Pressure on pharmacies will increase because of GPs’ industrial action

Warnings that patients will flood pharmacies after GPs voted to stage industrial action for first time in 60 years.

01 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

Medicines

Three HRT medicines today removed from prescription prepayment certificate

Bedol 2mg tablets, Climanor 5mg tablets and Clinorette tablets have been discontinued.

01 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

Services

Pharmacy First threshold for August reduced from 20 to 15

CPE chief Janet Morrison said negotiator will “review ongoing service data” with DHSC and NHSE.

31 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

Public health

Concerns grow over supply of life-saving drug Creon

A regular supply of the drug, used by patients who cannot digest food properly, may not return to normal until 2025 and even possibly 2026.

12 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

Contract

Pharmacy bodies write to Streeting with appeal for better investment

Pharmacy bodies have urged health secretary Wes Streeting to support pharmacies so they can continue supporting patients.

09 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

Policy

Labour win sparks optimism but pharmacy talks not expected for weeks

As Labour celebrates a return to power, pharmacy waits for 2024-25 community pharmacy contractual framework talks to resume.

05 Jul 2024 , 4 Min Article

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‘I haven’t had a day off for two years’: Survey finds rising staff costs are driving pressures

PDA chair tells Morrison to give employee pharmacists a seat on CPE

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

Revealed: How much has NHSE spent on Pharmacy First advertising?

CPE promises ‘permanent changes’ to its voting committee as multiples downsize

Avicenna conference: Fix funding first, says Buxton

Pharmacy owners don’t know how long they can remain open as pressures bite

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

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

Nine-tenths of pharmacies have stopped using locums ‘on cost grounds’

Pressure on pharmacies will increase because of GPs’ industrial action

Three HRT medicines today removed from prescription prepayment certificate

Pharmacy First threshold for August reduced from 20 to 15

Concerns grow over supply of life-saving drug Creon

Pharmacy bodies write to Streeting with appeal for better investment

Labour win sparks optimism but pharmacy talks not expected for weeks

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Community Pharmacy England

‘I haven’t had a day off for two years’: Survey finds rising staff costs are driving pressures

PDA chair tells Morrison to give employee pharmacists a seat on CPE

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

Revealed: How much has NHSE spent on Pharmacy First advertising?

CPE promises ‘permanent changes’ to its voting committee as multiples downsize

Avicenna conference: Fix funding first, says Buxton

Pharmacy owners don’t know how long they can remain open as pressures bite

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

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

Nine-tenths of pharmacies have stopped using locums ‘on cost grounds’

Pressure on pharmacies will increase because of GPs’ industrial action

Three HRT medicines today removed from prescription prepayment certificate

Pharmacy First threshold for August reduced from 20 to 15

Concerns grow over supply of life-saving drug Creon

Pharmacy bodies write to Streeting with appeal for better investment

Labour win sparks optimism but pharmacy talks not expected for weeks