Press release: Record loss of 432 pharmacies over the past year
This past financial year (2023/24) saw a record net loss of 432 pharmacies in England1, meaning that an average of...
Category: Funding and investment
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First month of Pharmacy First shows the NHS service is enhancing patient access and directly tackling health inequalities
The first data of its kind shows strong patient interest in and demand for the NHS Pharmacy First service, despite...
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Pharmacy bodies launch manifesto ahead of next General Election
The Company Chemists’ Association, Community Pharmacy England, the National Pharmacy Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have today (5 March)...
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Save Our Pharmacies posters on the way
As part of the joint #SaveOurPharmacies campaign, the national pharmacy bodies have arranged for an A2 window poster to be...
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Save Our Pharmacies petition reaches 30,000 signatures
Pharmacy leaders are set to brief MPs on the severe challenges facing community pharmacies this week as part of a...
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CCA statement reacting to The Department of Health not assessing community pharmacy funding since 2019
DH has not assessed community pharmacy funding since 2019 – lead with ‘Responding to a parliamentary written answer which noted...
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1,000+ pharmacies and GP practices in England have permanently closed since 2015
The CCA’s primary care findings featured in the Daily Mail. Read our primary care paper below: The Company Chemists’ Association...
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Pharmacy leaders urge Rishi Sunak to invest in sector
A collective of community pharmacy national representative bodies, together with England’slargest pharmacy chains, have written to the Prime Minister, Rishi...
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Community pharmacy bodies launch joint influencing campaign
Leading national pharmacy bodies have agreed to work together on a programme of activities to lobby for fair NHS funding...
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40%+ of pharmacy closures in last seven years have occurred in the 20% most deprived parts of England
Research by the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) has found that between 2015 and 2022, over 40% of permanent community pharmacy...
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Statement: PDA story on temporary closures in Scotland
A CCA spokesperson said: “Our members have been serving Scottish communities and patients without issue for decades. Recent pressures, however,...
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Joint statement: Health Committee calls for funded workforce plan for pharmacy
Yesterday the Health and Social Care Select Committee backed the CCA’s call for a workforce plan for pharmacy to be...
