Penny-pinching is leading to avoidable medicine shortages
A longstanding drive to save money on the medicines bill is leading to easily preventable medicine shortages and avoidable harm...
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New report calls for community pharmacies to be harnessed to combat falling vaccine uptake
With UK vaccination uptake falling and concerns that it could fall further, a new report urges that pharmacies are harnessed...
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CCA welcomes DHSC announcement encouraging further reclassification of medicines including POM to P switches
The DHSC announcement was underpinned by the work of the Conditions and Categories working group, a workstream of the Reclassification...
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CCA Statement: GPhC guidance for online pharmacies
Commenting on the General Pharmaceutical’s updated guidance to all online pharmacies to ensure the safe supply of medicines, a CCA...
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Pharmacy First expansion could free up 40m GP appointments a year, CCA report finds
In a report to mark the first anniversary of the service, the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) outlines how Pharmacy First...
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CCA statement: Community pharmacy contract negotiations begin for 2025/26
Following the announcement that discussions have started on the 2024/25 and 2025/26 funding contractual framework, Malcolm Harrison, Chief Executive of...
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CCA submits evidence to the APPG Pharmacy inquiry into medicine shortages
The CCA has submitted its response to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy’s inquiry into medicine shortages which examines the...
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CCA press release: Pharmacy First consultations 10% higher in week leading to Christmas
Pharmacy First consultations amongst Company Chemists’ Association members saw a 10% uplift in the week leading up to Christmas, the...
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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...
