Pharmacies integral to preventing ill health if PM’s plans are to succeed
Community pharmacies are integral to the Prime Minister’s ‘Reforming Elective Care for Patients’ plan, the Company Chemists’ Association says. The...
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Job advert: Policy Officer
Policy Officer (37.5 hours) Employer: Company Chemists’ Association Location: Home based Salary: £28,000-£33,000 (Dependent on experience) Closing date: Monday 20th...
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Lincolnshire Co-op joins the Company Chemists’ Association
The Company Chemists’ Association (CCA), the trade association for multiple pharmacies, is delighted to announce that Lincolnshire Co-op will be...
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Pharmacy First: pharmacists treating their role as antimicrobial stewards with the utmost seriousness, new CCA analysis shows
A new report by the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) outlines how pharmacists are acting responsibly as antimicrobial stewards through the...
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CCA statement: New workforce plan expected in summer 2025
Following the announcement that a refreshed NHS workforce plan would be unveiled in summer 2025, Malcolm Harrison, Chief Executive of...
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CCA press release: Funding an essential building block if pharmacies are to play a leading role in supporting healthcare shifts
The CCA has submitted its evidence to the 10-year plan outlining how community pharmacy can deliver the Government’s three shifts...
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Budget to cost pharmacies £200 million without mitigation, pharmacy bodies warn
Increases to employers National Insurance contributions and the National Living Wage will cost community pharmacies £200 million a year in...
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NHSE must commission pharmacies to administer more vaccines to reverse worrying trends in uptake
A new report by the Company Chemists’ Association urges NHS England to commission pharmacies to deliver more vaccinations, to reverse...
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CCA statement: RPS report on medicine shortages
Following publication of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s report on medicine shortages, Malcolm Harrison, Chief Executive of the CCA said: “We...
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CCA and NPA hold Pharmacy First roundtable event in Parliament
An expert group convened in Parliament this week (20 November) to discuss the current operation and future expansion of the...
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Statement on the Autumn Budget 2024
Following the Autumn Budget 2024, Malcolm Harrison, Chief Executive of the CCA said: “Pharmacy businesses are very concerned about how measures...
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Press release: Over 6 million hours of pharmacy access lost due to closures and reduced opening hours
Almost 64,000 hours of community pharmacy weekly opening hours were lost between September 2022 and June 2024 – equivalent to...