Tag: Malcolm Harrison
DHSC opens consultation window on pharmacy technicians’ use of PGDs
The Department of Health and Social Care aims to amend the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, thereby enabling pharmacy technicians to provide and administer specific...
NHSE urged to end contracts with non-compliant DSPs amid rising pharmacy closures
There is clear evidence that the majority of distance selling pharmacies are operating in breach of their NHS contracts, and a failure to properly...
Survey: Total community pharmacy workforce drops 6 per cent in a year
The full-time equivalent community pharmacy workforce saw a 6 per cent decline in a year, while the overall number of pharmacists remains nearly constant,...
CCA identifies four key pointers for delivering NHS pharmacy plans
Since the introduction of the 2019 NHS Long-Term Plan, several policy commitments have surfaced, presenting a definitive 'blueprint' for community pharmacy in England. The...
‘Cannot ride to the rescue for free,’ pharmacies say as ministers look for their support amid NHS strike
Trade bodies have reiterated the call for more funding in response to the reports that ministers are considering a Pharmacy First scheme amid the...
GUEST COLUMN: ‘Community pharmacy needs a booster jab’
Malcolm Harrison gives his take on the potential impact of hub and spoke dispensing on members of the CCA as well as the wider...