Steve Brine MP has been elected as Chair of the influential House of Commons Health & Social Care Committee. Mr Brine takes over from Jeremy Hunt MP who was recently appointed to be Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr Brine, Conservative MP for Winchester, was first elected in 2010 and was previously pharmacy minister under Theresa
Read moreThe Chief Executives of Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund have co-authored a blog about the community pharmacy vision and strategy project commissioned by PSNC. In the blog the project leads describe the opportunity to broaden the role of community pharmacy and to maximise its potential as a key part of primary care. They reference
Read morePSNC Chief Executive Janet Morrison OBE this week took part in a briefing session of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy, in Westminster Hall. Alongside representatives from AIM, CCA, NPA and RPS, Janet briefed a group of 18 Parliamentarians on the support the sector needs to unlock the full potential of community pharmacy. She conveyed
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Chlordiazepoxide 5mg and 10mg capsules. MSN/2022/092 Tier 3 – High impact Date of issue 2nd November 2022 All suppliers of Chlordiazepoxide 10mg and 5mg capsules are currently out of stock until w/c 7th November 2022 Viatris expect to have sufficient stock
Read moreAll community pharmacies in England were asked to complete 10 screening questions as part of NHS England Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF), and some contractors wiil be asked to complete the full CPAF questionnaire. Pharmacies may be selected for the full CPAF questionnaire if, for example, they did not complete the screening questions or if
Read moreNeil O’Brien OBE MP has been appointed as the new minister with responsibility for pharmacy in the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC). He takes over the position of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Patient Safety and Primary Care from Will Quince MP, who remains at the Department but takes on a different
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has granted the following final list of price concessions for October 2022 on 02/11/2022: Drug Pack size Price concession Aripiprazole 1mg/ml oral solution 150 £104.90 Bumetanide 1mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 £235.00 Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution 150 £4.09 Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 £2.80
Read morePSNC Chief Executive Janet Morrison has recorded a video message about the vision and strategy project being led by Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund. In the video, Janet describes the various stages of the project commissioned by PSNC, and how the independence and expertise of these two think tanks will add credibility to the
Read morePSNC Dispensing and Supply Team has collaborated with the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group (NPPG) and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) to get some Specials listings in the Drug Tariff amended, following concerns over patient safety. Pharmacist Steve Tomlin, the Director of the Children’s Medicines Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital,
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (31/10/2022) granted the following list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price concession Aripiprazole 15mg tablets 28 £36.80 Aripiprazole 5mg tablets 28 £37.78 Carbocisteine 375mg capsules 120 £17.04 Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment 4 £3.38 Citalopram 20mg tablets 28 £1.96 Clindamycin 150mg capsules 24 £4.42 Codeine
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