‘Unacceptable’ lack of April concessions ‘likely’ due to DH changes

The pharmacy negotiator has blamed the government’s "untested" changes to the April drug tariff for the lack of price concessions issued this month, which have left pharmacists wondering whether the government expects “contractors to make a loss”. 

"Does [the DH] expect contractors to make a loss to make up for excess margin?"
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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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