The Pharmacist

The Pharmacist is the top independent pharmacy magazine in the UK, focusing on the integration efforts within the NHS.

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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'.
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.
CPCF: Is the new community pharmacy funding deal enough?

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

The new community pharmacy funding deal falls short of the costs outlined in the economic review of community pharmacy, but is 'a significant step in the right direction', Community Pharmacy England has said. Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock told press that he recognised the pressures that pharmacy contractors were under and said the government was 'committed to supporting the sector'. But he stressed that 'reform has to come together with investment'.
BREAKING: Community pharmacies get £3bn deal for 2025/26

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

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.
Minister promises 'major new funding package' for community pharmacy

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

The pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock has promised a 'major new funding package' for community pharmacy that is due to be announced 'shortly'. This comes as Frontier Economics has published its economic analysis of community pharmacy in England. Responding to the report, Health Minister Stephen Kinnock told The Pharmacist today: 'This stark analysis shows community pharmacies have been driven to the brink of collapse by years of underfunding and neglect.
BREAKING: Community pharmacy negotiations concluded, announcement set for Monday

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

Community pharmacy funding negotiations have concluded, with the deal set to be announced on Monday, Community Pharmacy England has said. It comes as the economic analysis of community pharmacy has been published, which was due to happen after negotiations concluded.
BREAKING: Economic analysis of community pharmacy published

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

The economic analysis of community pharmacy in England has been published by one of its authors Frontier Economics. The analysis is available to read on the Frontier Economics website. It was also co-authored by IQVIA. The final version of the economic analysis of community pharmacy report was shared with Community Pharmacy England (CPE) and other stakeholders, and informed the offer that is currently being negotiated. This is a breaking news story... stay tuned for our full analysis.
RPS to become Royal College of Pharmacy after member vote

1 month ago | thepharmacist.co.uk | Joanna Robertson

Members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) have voted in favour of proposed changes that will see it become a Royal College. A third of RPS members turned out to vote, at 6,144 voters from a total of 19,594 eligible. Of those, 71.1% (4,369 members) voted to confirm the proposed changes to the RPS's Royal Charter, while 28.9% (1,775 members) voted to reject them. RPS President Professor Claire Anderson described the vote as 'a clear mandate in favour of the proposals'.
Pharmacy minister calls NPA action 'premature and unnecessary'

1 month ago | thepharmacist.co.uk | Joanna Robertson

Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock has called the National Pharmacy Association (NPA)'s proposed collective action 'premature, unnecessary and detrimental to community pharmacy patients'. And he urged the NPA to 'reconsider its position' and wait for the outcome of funding negotiations with Community Pharmacy England (CPE). Mr Kinnock added that the negotiations had been 'constructive' and 'will come very shortly'.
MPs condemn 'unacceptable' delay in pharmacy contract

1 month ago | thepharmacist.co.uk | Joanna Robertson

MPs have condemned the 'unacceptable' delay in the pharmacy contract and raised concerns about 'uncertain' Pharmacy First funding beyond April. In a letter to health secretary Wes Streeting, sent yesterday (17 March), Liberal Democrat spokesperson for health and social care Helen Morgan said the 'essential role' of pharmacies was at risk. And she highlighted 'the concerning lack of confirmation for pharmacies' funding rates for the current financial year, which ends in just a few weeks'.