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Joanna Robertson

London

Senior Reporter at The Pharmacist

Senior Reporter @Pharmacist_News 📧 [email protected] | Find me on other platforms 📲 @joanna_journals | BSME award nominated | Alumna @cityjournalism

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Articles

  • GPNs in Scotland must wait for review body before pay news

    2 weeks ago | nursinginpractice.com | Megan Ford |Joanna Robertson

    General practice nurses (GPNs) in Scotland will have to wait for the recommendations of the Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration (DDRB) and the government’s subsequent response before any pay increase can be implemented. This is despite NHS nurses in Scotland receiving an 8% two-year pay offer from the Scottish Government earlier this week.

  • What could Kinnock's vision for pharmacy 'reform' look like?

    2 weeks ago | thepharmacist.co.uk | Joanna Robertson

    Reform to the community pharmacy sector must come alongside investment, the pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock has said. But what could this look like in practice? Ahead of the £3.073bn deal for the sector announced last week, Mr Kinnock told press: 'With all investment, reform has to come together with investment'.

  • NHS bricks-and-mortar pharmacies drop below 10,000 in England

    2 weeks ago | healthcareleadernews.com | Joanna Robertson |Beth Gault

    The number of bricks and mortar community pharmacies providing NHS services in England has dropped to 9,999, the latest figures from the NHS Business Services Authority have revealed. Of those, 4,910 were single or small groups of independents (1-5 pharmacies), 1,807 were part of medium-sized groups (6-99 pharmacies), and 3,282 were part of large groups (100+ pharmacies).

  • McCloud NHS pensioners face financial disadvantage due to admin delays

    2 weeks ago | thepharmacist.co.uk | Joanna Robertson

    General practice staff who are members of the NHS pension and affected by the McCloud case face losing out financially because of delays in receiving key paperwork, experts have said. Just under 400,000  members of the pension scheme – all of whom have already retired – were due to receive remediable service statements (RSS), that provide vital information about their pension benefits by April 1.

  • Community pharmacies get £3bn deal for 2025/26

    3 weeks ago | healthcareleadernews.com | Joanna Robertson |Beth Gault

    Community Pharmacy England has agreed a £3.073 billion Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework, in a new deal for the sector for 2025/26. A further £215 million will be available for contractors to earn through Pharmacy First, blood pressure and contraception services, while a national emergency hormonal contraception service has been commissioned.

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Joanna Robertson
Joanna Robertson @joanna_journals
28 Mar 25

Community pharmacy funding negotiations have concluded, with the deal set to be announced on Monday, Community Pharmacy England has said. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/We5z8tWSP5