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NHSE: No update on economic review of community pharmacy while negotiations ongoing

The Pharmacist

NHS England (NHSE) has said it cannot share any further details on the economic review of community pharmacy while contract negotiations are ongoing.

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Economic review of pharmacy must be published ‘now’, urge IPA and NPA

The Pharmacist

NHS England (NHSE) and the government must publish its economic review of community pharmacy for the sake of transparency in contract negotiations, the two independent pharmacy organisations have demanded.

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Total community pharmacy workforce drops 6% in a year

The Pharmacist

The total full-time equivalent (FTE) community pharmacy workforce has fallen by 6% in a year period, despite the overall number of pharmacists remaining ‘almost constant’, latest results from NHS England’s Community Workforce Survey 2022 has shown.

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Latest NHSE workforce survey suggests drop in community pharmacists

The Pharmacist

The latest workforce survey suggests a decrease in the number of qualified pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working in community pharmacy in England between 2022 and 2023.

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NHSE to launch community pharmacy workforce survey this month

The Pharmacist

NHS England’s annual community pharmacy workforce survey will launch this month and be open for eight weeks. The survey, conducted by the North of England Commissioning Support Unit, has been part of the community pharmacy regulations since 2022.

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Pharmacy opening times cut by more than three million hours a year, CCA claims

The Pharmacist

million hours of community pharmacy access is lost in England each year due to under-pressure premises reducing their opening hours, the Company Chemists' Association (CCA) has claimed. An estimated 3.4

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Reflecting my first experience at community pharmacy placement, I am thankful that I met a great preceptor. What can I expect or prepare once I embarked on a community pharmacy journey? Learning up supplements is a must in community pharmacy, regardless of whether you believe in them or not.