Jennifer Richardson As the war against the NHS reforms continues, there remains a pressing question: how to change pharmacy's funding model to support services

PCT Investigation 2011 Private pharmacy flu vaccinations are booming, so why are commissioners still unwilling to let the sector deliver the service for the NHS, asks James Bloodworth

PCT Investigation 2011 More than £3.8 million of agreed funding went unused in pharmacy EHC, chlamydia and minor ailments services across England last year, C+D's PCT Investigation 2011 has found.

PCT Investigation 2011 Half of the primary care trusts in England have given confidential patient information to members of the public

PCT Investigation 2011 PCTs and LPCs explain how the decommissioning of services has affected their area

Practice Pharmacy health check services are being dropped by PCTs because of a lack of interest from contractors and cost concerns, with one senior executive calling on pharmacists to “change their mentality” towards service provision.

Gary Paragpuri This week we delve further into PCT commissioning and see how inconsistencies are impacting on patient services – and, I’ll tell you, it’s not a pretty picture for pharmacy

PCT Investigation 2011 Emma Wilkinson looks at the high and low spenders in chlamydia services

PCT Investigation 2011 Emma Wilkinson looks at the high and low spenders - and what pharmacists have to do for their money - in EHC provision

PCT Investigation 2011 Emma Wilkinson looks at the high and low spenders - and what pharmacists have to do for their money - in minor ailments services

Gary Paragpuri Fragmented, cheap, uncoordinated – take your pick for how you’d describe your experience of the commissioning of local services

PCT Investigation 2011 Average income from enhanced services creeps towards £5,000

PCT Investigation 2011 Average England PCT commissions seven enhanced services, C+D investigation shows

PCT Investigation 2011 PCTs are shelling out more on pharmacy schemes – but is this news as positive as it sounds, asks Melanie Hall

One hundred Healthy Living Pharmacies are set to launch by March next year. The 20 areas across 30 PCTs were chosen following a competitive process involving more than 60 PCTs applying to be a...

A community pharmacy in Wigan has become the first to have access to patients' summary care records (SCR) as part of a pilot for the scheme in Ashton, Leigh and Wigan PCT. Bradshaw Street...

MP Yvonne Fovargue has stressed the importance of pharmacy services in NHS reforms during a visit to a Rowland pharmacy branch in Ashton-in-Makerfield.