National pharmacy contracts

Pharmacies incentivised to cut back on sales of sugary drinks

Community pharmacies have been asked to cut back on the number of sugary drinks they sell as part of the new contract framework for the sector.…

A&E could refer patients to community pharmacy under new five-year contract

Patients in A&E could be sent to see a community pharmacist instead of a doctor under a future expansion of the scheme that currently refers patients from NHS 111 and general practice.…

Five years of flat funding presents a challenge for community pharmacy, say pharmacy organisations

Five years of fixed funding will prove challenging for an “already financially strained sector”, pharmacy organisations have warned after the government published the latest community pharmacy contract on 22 July 2019.…

Community pharmacy contract funding frozen at £2.59bn for next five years

Community pharmacies in England are set to receive £13bn over the next five years under the latest national contract, with a planned spend of £2.59bn each year.…

Better price concession system among NPA demands for community pharmacy contract negotiations

The National Pharmacy Association has outlined a list of eight demands for the next community pharmacy contract in a letter sent to the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee.…

Emergency contraception services should be commissioned nationally as part of community pharmacy contract, CCA says

The Company Chemists’ Association has called on NHS England and other healthcare bodies to establish a single national pharmacy specification for emergency hormonal contraception services to be used by all healthcare commissioners in England.…

‘Critical’ contract negotiations begin for community pharmacy

The government has shared its proposals for a new community pharmacy contract for 2019/2020 “and beyond”, with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee opening the latest round of negotiations.…

Small multiples: thriving or surviving?

Small multiples are growing and exploring life outside the NHS, but they are still far from being in an ideal position in 2019’s financial climate.…

Scottish government ‘scoping’ changes to community pharmacy contract

The community pharmacy contract in Scotland has “come to the end of its useful life”, with changes to health service legislation a possibility, the chief pharmaceutical officer for Scotland has said.…

PSNC aims to start community pharmacy contract talks with government ‘before Easter’

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said that it hopes to start contract negotiations for community pharmacy “before Easter”, after the government promised the talks would start “shortly”.…