PSNC has agreed to take forward a comprehensive new programme of work to address the 21 RSG proposals that were directed at the Committee. Alongside that, the Committee has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting LPCs through the proposed changes for them, and to working together with LPCs on the 10 joint PSNC and LPC proposals.
Read morePSNC is becoming increasingly concerned about the sustained pressures on medicines supply and the very serious impact that this is having on community pharmacy teams and their patients. As we move into the second half of the year, we are asking contractors and their teams to continue using our regular reporting tools to help us
Read moreIn response to today’s news that the Government has accepted the recommendations from the independent NHS pay review bodies, PSNC has reiterated its position that community pharmacy contractors need urgent funding support. NHS Pay Review Announcement Janet Morrison, PSNC CEO, said: “The Government’s agreement to award public sector workers a pay rise this year will
Read morePSNC has now announced the process for the regional representative election for the North-East and Cumbria region. This follows Mark Burdon’s resignation from the Committee earlier this year. The North-East and Cumbria region covers: Community Pharmacy County Durham Community Pharmacy Cumbria Gateshead and South Tyneside LPC North of Tyne LPC Sunderland LPC Tees LPC Independents who are members
Read morePSNC has co-hosted a Future of Pharmacy event in Westminster to highlight the significant contribution of pharmacies to the health of the nation and their potential to do more to address ongoing healthcare challenges. This comes as a delegation of pharmacy representatives handed a letter into the Prime Minister warning of more possible closures if pharmacies are
Read morePharmacy bodies, including PSNC, have written to the Health and Social Care Select Committee to highlight their continued concerns for the ongoing funding and workforce challenges that the community pharmacy sector faces. The letter urges Committee Chair and former Health Secretary the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP to ensure these challenges are recognised as part
Read moreThe Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for Health and Social care following the resignation of Sajid Javid. Mr Barclay has been the Conservative MP for North East Cambridgeshire since 2010. He previously had a brief stint as a Heath Minister, which involved responsibility for NHS workforce
Read morePSNC and the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) attended a meeting of the World Pharmacy Council (WPC) last month to discuss developments and innovations in the profession. As part of its annual meeting, WPC representatives from countries including Denmark, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, US and the UK all gave updates on how pharmacy is
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More than 1.2 million consultations a week – or 65 million a year – are now being carried out by community pharmacy teams in England, according to PSNC’s 2022 Pharmacy Advice Audit. This is an increase from 2021, when the audit results suggested that in total pharmacies were providing 58 million consultations per year. PSNC
Read morePharmacy contractors are reminded that, from July 2022 (for the dispensing month of June 2022), all new prescription returns/referred back items and disallowed items will be received through the Manage Your Services (MYS) portal and MYS will be the only route available to view and submit required information for all these items. From July 2022,
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