Extra Covid pharmacy funding in Wales needs to be replicated in England, says CCA
The CCA is extremely pleased with the Welsh government’s announcement that an additional £3.5m will be provided to cover community...
Category: COVID
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Chancellor has “let down” community pharmacies at risk of closure, says CCA
The Chancellor has broken his promise to give NHS “whatever resources it needs” to deal with coronavirus and let down...
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New joint advice for pharmacies planning to provide COVID-19 vaccinations
Five national pharmacy bodies have jointly issued advice for pharmacies planning to provide COVID-19 vaccinations, after a new designation process...
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Blog: Covid-19 – what are the lessons to be learnt? A view from community pharmacy
As we enter 2021, the joint Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee continue to reflect on...
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Don’t delay making full use of community pharmacy network for Covid vaccines, CCA urges NHS
The Company Chemists’ Association today welcomes the opening of additional Covid-19 vaccine sites run by community pharmacies, and calls on...
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CCA calls on NHS to make more use of community pharmacies to vaccinate even more people against Covid
The Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) welcomes the news that the first six local community pharmacy sites will begin vaccinating patients...
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NHS must not miss opportunity to use community pharmacies to vaccinate up to a million people a week with the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
The NHS must learn from the process of organising the Pfizer Covid vaccine programme to ensure that the full potential...
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NHS must make full use of community pharmacies in rolling out the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine
The NHS must make full use of community pharmacies to roll out the Oxford University /AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, according to...
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Government should consider more use of community pharmacies to deliver Covid-19 vaccinations
Commenting on the launch of the UK’s Covid-19 vaccination programme, Malcolm Harrison, Chief Executive of the CCA, said: “We are...
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Blog: why this year’s flu vaccine programme is different
The flu vaccination is one of the most effective interventions the NHS has to reduce pressure on the health and...
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Test & Trace discrepancies could close pharmacies down, warn industry leaders
Pharmacy leaders have this week (8 October) written to Ministers and NHS officials, with an urgent warning that Test and...
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Press release: new NHS data shows record 93 million prescription items dispensed in March
93 million reasons to thank pharmacy heroes – new NHS data shows a record 93 million prescription items were dispensed...