Tag: CCA
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...
Community pharmacies can help reduce NHS backlog, says CCA
Skills and expertise of community pharmacies should be utilised to clear the NHS backlog as they can alleviate pressures within primary care systems, the...
Pharmacy bodies collaborate to form group to optimise patient safety
A number of pharmacy organisations have collaborated to form a community pharmacy supervision practice group, aiming to optimise patient safety.
The newly formed group’s members...
Referring patients to community pharmacies can free up 8.5 million GP appointments, says CCA
In response to the Treasury’s Autumn Budget Review, the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) says an additional annual funding of £656 million for community pharmacies...
