Company Chemists' Association

Autumn budget could result in £200m additional annual costs for community pharmacies, finds analysis

Pharmacy bodies have called on the government to offset costs for community pharmacies related to increases in employers' national insurance contributions and the national living wage as it has done with the NHS.…

PJ view: Community pharmacy is set up to fail when it comes to industrial action

As community pharmacists consider whether to engage in advisory industrial action, it is inevitable that patient safety will be affected one way or another, which the government needs to address.…

Pharmacy First monthly payment threshold cut for a second time

The monthly threshold to qualify for a £1,000 payment was due to be increased to 30 consultations in October 2024, but this has been reduced to 20 consultations.…

Pharmacy-led national diabetes screening service could save NHS £50m a year, says CCA

The Company Chemists’ Association said pharmacies across England could screen up to 1.5 million adults annually.…

Pharmacy bodies call on new health secretary to boost funding for sector

The joint letter to Wes Streeting called for sufficient funding, holistic workforce planning and improved medicines security to help address the challenges faced by the NHS.…

NHS data reveal net loss of more than 400 community pharmacies England over the past year

The Company Chemists' Association says that 35% of pharmacy closures since 2015/2016 have happened in the top 20% of the most deprived parts of the country.…

LloydsPharmacy sells all of its community pharmacy branches 

Hallo Healthcare Group, the parent company of LloydsPharmacy, announced in a statement that 99% of its branches would remain open under different ownership.…

Community pharmacy network could cease to exist without funding overhaul, MPs warned

Pharmacy representatives have warned a government inquiry into pharmacy that a lack of core funding will slowly erode community pharmacy businesses.…

PJ view: What are your ambitions for the future of pharmacy practice?

The Pharmaceutical Journal wants to hear about your local ‘vision’ for the future of pharmacy and examples of forward-thinking services that could be replicated elsewhere.…

Pharmacy2U joins the Company Chemists’ Association

In a statement, the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) said Pharmacy2U “is strongly aligned with the CCA's mission of enabling community pharmacy evolution”.…