National Pharmacy Association

‘Serious gap’ in safe access to medicines for people with sensory impairment, report finds

In a report, the patient safety commissioner for England recommends a funding review to support additional resources to improve access to medicines for those with sensory impairments.…

Community pharmacy funding boosted by £617m in two-year contract

Community Pharmacy England has announced that a £193m write-off of historic margin overspend has also been agreed with the government.…

NPA advises thousands of pharmacies to limit services from April 2025

As the government has yet to provide confirmation of funding for either the 2024/2025 or 2025/2026 financial years, the National Pharmacy Association recommends that its members consider limiting their service provision.…

Pharmacy First budget ‘shockingly underspent’ in first half of financial year

In response to a written question to the Department of Health and Social Care, health minister Stephen Kinnock revealed that, as of November 2024, only £82m out of the £645m community pharmacy clinical services budget had been spent in 2024/2025.…

GP practices must ensure IT systems allow pharmacy staff to record consultations, new contract says

The 2025/2026 GP contract says GP Connect must be enabled to allow pharmacy staff to send consultation details into the GP practice workflow.…

Government ‘a long way off’ from meeting targets to control AMR infections

Despite the government’s goal of reducing antimicrobial-resistant infections by 10% between 2018 and 2025, a National Audit Office report found that infections in England had risen by 2023 to 13% above the 2018 baseline.…

Almost 400,000 patients unable to get prescriptions from their local pharmacy, analysis reveals

The Liberal Democrats have urged the government to take steps to address cost increases that are affecting medicines access and struggling pharmacies.…

Pharmacy can ‘unleash the potential’ of vaccines against AMR

Delegates at the University College London, National Pharmacy Association and Royal Pharmaceutical Society annual lecture heard that community pharmacy’s “rapport with our patients” could be instrumental in increasing the uptake of vaccines to address antimicrobial resistance.…

Four pharmacies closed per week in 2024, says National Pharmacy Association

The National Pharmacy Association is urging the government to commence consultations on the 2025 ‘Community pharmacy contractual framework’ to prevent more closures.…

Pharmacists may take collective action by end of January over contract delay, warns NPA

Pharmacies may begin to limit service provision in the wake of continued delays to community pharmacy contract negotiations, according to a statement released by the National Pharmacy Association.…