
‘Very positive’ but ‘not perfect’: Contractors on recovery plan reforms
Despite generally welcoming the raft of upcoming changes to community pharmacy services in England, contractors who spoke to C+D raised concerns about consultation thresholds, IT developments and core funding.

The problem unveiled: Reporting medicine shortages
Debra Ainge unpacks the problems leading to medicine shortages and offers some recommendations on what should be done to address the issue

All the headlines: Primary care recovery plan funding details revealed
Find out everything you need to know about how the government will split its £645 million investment into community pharmacy services – plus, the launch dates for Pharmacy First and a new contraception service.

CPCS to be ‘replaced’ by Pharmacy First service from February
Contractors who don’t sign up to offer the new Pharmacy First service will be “de-listed” from the community pharmacist consultation service (CPCS), the pharmacy negotiator has said.

‘Huge vote of confidence’: Sector reacts to the primary care recovery plan details
Pharmacy leaders have broadly welcomed the long-awaited details of the government’s primary care recovery plan reforms – although some have warned that core pharmacy funding remains a concern.

Pharmacy First funding breakdown: Upfront, monthly and consultation fees
Pharmacies will receive multiple payments for the new Pharmacy First service, which is set to launch on January 31, Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has announced.

Leadsom: ‘Laying the foundations for better-supported pharmacies’
In an exclusive opinion piece for C+D, new health minister Andrea Leadsom shares her thoughts on today's primary care recovery plan reforms and what they mean for community pharmacy

Victoria Atkins: What is the new health secretary’s history with pharmacy?
As Conservative MP Victoria Atkins is appointed health secretary, C+D looks back at her voting record and previous brushes with the pharmacy sector

UPDATED: GPhC rubberstamps plans to hike registration fees by 7.5%
The pharmacy regulator has taken the "difficult decision" to increase its fees by 7.5% across the board, it has revealed.

‘Musical chairs gone wrong’: We need a pharmacy minister to stay the course
Beth Kennedy looks back over a tumultuous few years in healthcare policy as yet another pharmacy minister bites the dust

Xrayser: Vision docs are everywhere – but can we see the wood for the trees?
It seems there’s always a new vision document for community pharmacy these days – but are we losing sight of what’s important, ponders Xrayser

Explained: Making your career in pharmacy work for you
There’s no one right way to have a successful career in pharmacy, as C+D found when it spoke to pharmacists and recruitment experts about their experiences
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