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UPDATED: Living wage increase will cost pharmacy sector up to £195m, warns CPE
The pharmacy negotiator has said that the increased national living wage is “not sustainable” for the sector without additional funding.

‘Death blow’: Contractors despair amid ‘biggest ever’ rise to living wage
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the national living wage will rise by 9.8%, but pharmacy contractors have warned this will be a “death blow” to the sector.

Pharmacy First: Pharmacists ‘not a substitute' for doctors, say top GPs
GP chiefs have said that pharmacists are “not a substitute” for GPs in the wake of the long-awaited announcement of the new Pharmacy First common ailments service.

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.

Andrea Leadsom appears to confirm new pharmacy minister role
The MP for South Northamptonshire has said that she is “looking forward” to supporting community pharmacists in her new role.

UPDATED: Victoria Atkins appointed health secretary as Steve Barclay ousted
Health secretary Steve Barclay has been moved to a new role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the government has announced.

UPDATED: Neil O’Brien quits as pharmacy minister to ‘focus 100%’ on constituency
Mr O’Brien has resigned as minister responsible for primary care after one year in the role.

‘Not unnoticed’: Sunak issues letter of support to community pharmacy
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has written to the Sigma Pharmaceuticals conference to express his “personal gratitude” to the sector.

Naloxone service launches at all Scottish community pharmacies
Scotland’s nationwide pharmacy naloxone service has launched, backed by £300,000 of government funding for emergency kits.

Welsh MP: Vapes should only be available as quit tool from pharmacies
Welsh member of Senedd (MS) John Griffiths has suggested that vapes should only be available on prescription at pharmacies.

UPDATED: DH ‘rejects’ finding it failed to meet pledges to review pharmacy funding
The government has rejected an independent expert panel’s finding that it had not met its commitment to review the funding model for community pharmacy.

‘Deep-rooted culture’ of excluding pharmacy, ICS leaders warn
Lead pharmacists at integrated care systems (ICSs) have said that local commissioners need to bring pharmacists “into the conversation” around primary care.
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