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CCA seeks clear guidance for healthcare settings as government rolls back Covid curbs
Following the prime minister Boris Johnson’s recent announcement about ramping down the Covid-related restrictions in the country, the Company Chemists’ Association has called for...
Community pharmacy workforce is in fragile condition, says CCA report
Community pharmacy workforce is in a fragile condition and faced a shortfall of 3,000 pharmacists in England over a period of five years, a...
CCA lauds NHS investment in pharmacies; warns about sustainable funding, workforce shortages
Keith Ridge, who retired from the role of England’s chief pharmaceutical officer this month, has written to the NHS regional directors regarding a package...
Pharmacy bodies urge people to be ‘patient and courteous’ with staff
Amid the ongoing furore over shortages of Lateral Flow Device (LFD) test kits that led pharmacy staff to bear customers’ wrath, the National Pharmacy...
High level discussion takes place on community pharmacy workforce crisis
Shortage of pharmacists remains a big challenge for community pharmacies as the chief executives of the national community pharmacy bodies met with senior NHS...
Patients risk access to care, medicines due to pharmacist workforce crisis
The ongoing pharmacist workforce crisis has posed a significant risk to patients’ access to care, medicines and advice -- particularly affecting the elderly and...