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Community Pharmacy England

Previously known as the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC), Community Pharmacy England is the representative body for all community pharmacy owners in England.

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Financial Management & Funding

CPE: There must be ‘sufficient’ services and ‘capability’ in commissioning to get best from IPs

“We must think about how we improve the use of independent prescriber skills,” CPE chief executive Janet Morrison said.

07 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Services

Revealed: How much has NHSE spent on Pharmacy First advertising?

Exclusive: Pharmacy First ad spend amounts to 11% of winter awareness campaign budget.

01 Oct 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Leadership

CPE promises ‘permanent changes’ to its voting committee as multiples downsize

CPE indicates large multiples may have fewer committee seats in future.

01 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Avicenna conference: Fix funding first, says Buxton

Fears that contractors will walk away from Pharmacy First due to unrealistic thresholds.

10 Sep 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Business

Pharmacy owners don’t know how long they can remain open as pressures bite

Nearly a sixth of community pharmacies in England could close within a year, CPE pressures survey warns.

27 Aug 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Align GP and pharmacy services to reduce competition, CPE tells Darzi

Focus should be on collaboration, not ‘competing for resources' CPE tells Lord Darzi.

14 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Pharmacy owners’ views in survey will inform CPE committee meeting next month

Community Pharmacy England wants owners’ views on increased Pharmacy First thresholds and GPs’ industrial action.

09 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

Nine-tenths of pharmacies have stopped using locums ‘on cost grounds’

CPE poll finds rising workforce costs are one of the top challenges for contractors.

05 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Medicines

Three HRT medicines today removed from prescription prepayment certificate

Bedol 2mg tablets, Climanor 5mg tablets and Clinorette tablets have been discontinued.

01 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial

Pressure on pharmacies will increase because of GPs’ industrial action

Warnings that patients will flood pharmacies after GPs voted to stage industrial action for first time in 60 years.

01 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Services

Pharmacy First threshold for August reduced from 20 to 15

CPE chief Janet Morrison said negotiator will “review ongoing service data” with DHSC and NHSE.

31 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Contract

Talks on 2024-25 pharmacy contract won’t restart before September

CPE said the Treasury will spend the next few weeks working with Government departments to see how much funding is available.

29 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Public health

Concerns grow over supply of life-saving drug Creon

A regular supply of the drug, used by patients who cannot digest food properly, may not return to normal until 2025 and even possibly 2026.

12 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Contract

Pharmacy bodies write to Streeting with appeal for better investment

Pharmacy bodies have urged health secretary Wes Streeting to support pharmacies so they can continue supporting patients.

09 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Policy

Labour win sparks optimism but pharmacy talks not expected for weeks

As Labour celebrates a return to power, pharmacy waits for 2024-25 community pharmacy contractual framework talks to resume.

05 Jul 2024 , 4 Min Article

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Public health

We’re working at pace to fix Pharmacy First problems, insists CPE chief

Reports have emerged that pharmacies are struggling to reach the minimum number of consultations to secure the £1,000 payment.

04 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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