Our response to the Local Medical Committee Pharmacy First letter
In response to criticism of the Pharmacy First service reported in The Times (BMA leaders suggest GPs ‘overwhelm A&Es’ in...
Category: News
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CCA statement: ABPM bundling requirement delayed
The requirement to provide one Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) consultation per month as part of the ‘bundling’ requirements to...
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Margin is £430m short of its true value in England
A new CCA analysis has found that the actual value of retained margin ought to be at least £1.28 billion...
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CCA Prospectus 2025 – positioning community pharmacy as the home for routine primary care, freeing up 51m primary care appointments each year
The Company Chemists’ Association, the trade association for multiple pharmacies, has today published proposals for community pharmacy to become a...
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CCA hails decision to commission community pharmacy to administer flu vaccines to 2-3-year olds
The CCA welcomes the decision to commission community pharmacy to administer flu vaccines to two and three-year olds during the...
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Job advert: Communications Officer
Communications Officer (37.5 hours) Employer: Company Chemists’ Association Location: The role will predominantly involve remote working with occasional travel into...
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Statement: Supervision legislation being laid in Parliament
Commenting on the supervision regulations being laid today, Malcolm Harrison, Chief Executive of the CCA said: “We welcome the laying...
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CCA investigation: Inconsistencies in local pharmacy commissioning drives unnecessary postcode lottery across England
The way in which Integrated Care Boards (ICB) and Local Authorities (LA) commission services from local community pharmacies in England...
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Statement: All-Party Pharmacy Group report on medicine shortages
A new report by the All-Party Pharmacy Group (APPG) calls for urgent action to tackle escalating medicine shortages. The APPG...
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Statement: 10-year health plan for the NHS
Commenting on the publication of the 10-year plan, CCA Chief Executive Malcolm Harrison said: “The government’s ten-year health plan for...
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CCA members deliver over 1 million clinical pathway consultations in England
Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) members have provided over 1 million Clinical Pathway Consultations since the Pharmacy First service launched in...
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Flu vaccines administered by community pharmacy in winter 24/25 at highest rate outside of pandemic
Community pharmacy administered over 4 million flu vaccines across England in the 2024/25 winter flu season. This is the highest...
