Pharmacy negotiator warns chancellor of effect of National Living Wage on community pharmacies Jeremy Hunt announced in the autumn statement that the National Living Wage would increase from £10.42 to £11.44 per hour from April 2024.…
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.…
Medicine pricing agreement will double annual growth in cost of branded drugs sold to the NHS Under the 'Voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth', the annual allowed rate of growth in sales will rise to 4% by 2027.…
NHS drug costs in England rose to more than £19bn in 2022/2023 The total cost to NHS commissioners for medicines, appliances and medicines devices in 2022/2023 was £19.2bn, an increase of 8% on the £17.8bn spent in 2021/2022.…
Foundation pharmacist trainee funding will rise to £26,500 per trainee from 2025 Funding will rise from the current £18,440 for community pharmacy trainees, and will be “consistent across all sectors of practice and all regions” in England.…
PCNs spend £387m on pharmacists through ‘Additional roles reimbursement scheme’ The spend represents more than 46% of the total money spent through the scheme between 2019/2020 and 2021/2022.…
RPS condemns ‘unjust’ exclusion of pharmacy students from government support fund Pharmacy students are not currently eligible for the NHS learning support fund, which offers help for healthcare students on practice placements.…
Pharmacy leaders warn that funding for independent prescribing pilot programme could leave community pharmacies ‘out of pocket’ Funding for the independent prescribing pathfinder programme has been described as “unviable” by sector leaders.…
Hydrocortisone manufacturers to be fined almost £130m after tribunal upholds ruling The Competition and Markets Authority said NHS spending on hydrocortisone tablets rose from £0.5m per year to over £80m.…
For want of a jab… are vaccines out of fashion for NHS England? This month, The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist questions the government’s decisions to reduce the COVID-19 vaccination fee and delay the flu vaccination programme.…
