National pharmacy contracts

For community pharmacists, the new contract does not add up

Changes outlined in the new pharmacy contract come into force on 1 October 2019, but pharmacists need clarity on these extra services and whether or not they will ultimately help or hinder patient care.…

Five important features of the new community pharmacy contract

A summary of the main points of the new contract that community pharmacists in England need to know about before October 2019.…

PSNC holding ‘urgent talks’ with government on new contract funding

“Urgent talks” are taking place between pharmacy negotiators and the government on how funding from the new community pharmacy contract will be distributed, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said.…

Pharmacists offering new consultation service will have to provide their own IT systems after April 2021

Pharmacists will have to source their own IT system after April 2021 if they want to continue providing the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service, NHS England has said.…

Community pharmacy: the revolution has begun

The proposals put forward in the new community pharmacy contract require a major transition if the sector is going to reap the rewards. …

LloydsPharmacy parent company says funding cuts and low prescriptions hit profits

LloydsPharmacy’s parent company has cited NHS funding cuts and low prescription volumes in the UK as the main reasons for a 53% fall in profits across its European business.…

Pharmacy technicians may take on greater role in dispensing under government proposals

Pharmacy technicians could play a bigger role in the dispensing process in community pharmacy under forthcoming government proposals, the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed.…

Government to change legislation to make ‘consolidation’ of pharmacies easier

The government is looking at changing legislation to support community pharmacy contractors who may be considering consolidating pharmacies because it says there are too many pharmacies in operation.…

New clinical roles in cardiovascular disease and hepatitis C in community pharmacy contract

Community pharmacists could be involved in detecting undiagnosed cardiovascular disease under plans laid out in the ‘The Community Pharmacy Contract Framework for 2019/20 to 2023/24’.…

We’re grateful for the clarity, but the new pharmacy contract fails to fix our broken market

The new community pharmacy contractual framework offers pharmacists some hope of a future, but the flawed Category M reimbursement system — which sees only wholesalers cashing in the chips — still needs to go.…