Financial Management & Funding

In brief: Pharmacy pressures survey extended

The annual survey from Community Pharmacy England will now close at 12 noon on Monday April 8.

Living wage hike could lead to pharmacy lay-offs, NPA warns Government

NPA issues dire warning to policymakers over 'unfunded' NLW hike from April.

Remuneration systems must allow pharmacies ‘to look forward and develop’

Numark chairman Harry McQuillan urged the governments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to follow Scotland's example.

London LPC to launch NHS-funded self care scheme in coming months

ICB to fund OTC medicine provision for deprived local patients, Sigma conference hears

Alliance Healthcare joins Pharmacist Support to help students

Pharmacist Support chief executive Danielle Hunt said Alliance will help it “plan and execute initiatives" that will support students.

PDA: Liquidation plans complicate claims by ex-LloydsPharmacy employees

Lloyds Pharmacy Limited changed its name last year to Diamond DCO Two Limited ahead of apparent plans to begin liquidation proceedings.

Tories treat pharmacy “as an afterthought”, says Lib Dem MP

Sarah Dyke said community pharmacies “need emergency funding from government.”

We’ll resist HMRC raid on independents’ bank accounts, insists NPA

The NPA's Gareth Jones says it will push back against HMRC's decision to classify all locums as employees for tax purposes.

Understanding the Drug Tariff - medicinal products and medical devices

This CPD article will give you guidance on how to interpret the information in the Drug Tariff, helping you to decide if a product can be dispensed or not.

SMEs encouraged to invest in innovation

Tax preparation specialist David Redfern reviews HMRC's Advance Assurance R&D tax relief scheme for small and medium sized companies

Held to account

Time and money are the biggest squeezes on most businesses. Engaging a specialist accountant is an investment to consider

Generics shortages: A bumpy ride

Will the greater powers the Government now has bring the roller coaster ride of shortages and price hikes to an end at last?

Clinical briefing: Pharmacy flu jabs save NHS millions

Delivering flu vaccines through pharmacy is cheaper than from GPs and saves the NHS millions of pounds, our clinical editor writes

Some pharmacies in 'quite severe financial straits'

How does Numark's Jeremy Meader see the current funding crisis in community pharmacy, and what can be done about it?

The new pension landscape

An employer’s commitment to staff pensions is an ongoing one, what's the best way to handle this?

 

Ensuring the life of a family business

If you are in business with your family, consider setting up a family council