CCA Press Release: Independent prescribing to community pharmacies in England
Government must seize landmark opportunity to harness pharmacist prescribing and transform primary care delivery A new report by the Company...
Category: Workforce
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Op-ed: Raising pharmacy technicians’ training to Level 4 would be a mistake
Chief executive Malcolm Harrison says the GPhC’s proposals for pharmacy technician qualifications would set the sector back.
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Over 400 pharmacy graduates do not have an assigned Designated Prescribing Practitioner
Over 400 pharmacy graduates undertaking their foundation training this year do not have an assigned Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP), the...
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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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England faces an expected shortfall of 16,000 community pharmacists by 2036/37 unless the NHS takes action now
The NHS is unlikely to meet its own target to expand the community pharmacy workforce by over 16,000 full-time equivalent...
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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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Statement: Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey 2023
The CCA issued the following statement in response to the Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey 2023: Malcolm Harrison, Chief Executive of...
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CCA submission to Darzi review urges recognition of the sector’s potential to tackle health challenges and health inequalities
The CCA’s submission to the Darzi review highlights how chronic underfunding and a broken Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) have...
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Statement: Allowing pharmacy technicians to supply and administer medicines under Patient Group Directions (PGDs).
Amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations were laid before Parliament at the end of May. The changes will allow registered...
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CCA statement: Health and Social Care Committee report on pharmacy
The Health and Social Care Committee has issued a report on pharmacy following the conclusion of their inquiry. The CCA’s...
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CCA Statement: Urgent action required on Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs)
The CCA has been closely following developments regarding changes to the initial education and training of pharmacists that will require...
