Pharmacy bodies release statement on Easter 2020 opening requirements
Update 03/04/2020: From the latest conversations it is understood that NHS England & Improvement will treat Good Friday and Easter...
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The CCA announces concern that emergency support will fall short of community pharmacy’s needs
Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis pharmacy teams have been working tirelessly to ensure the public can get the...
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Press release: five national bodies urge public to treat high street pharmacy teams with respect
Patients are today (30 March) being asked to treat high street pharmacy staff with respect, as they deliver vital support...
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus): our latest updates
Last updated March 31 2020 The CCA has been working with our members, other pharmacy representational bodies, and stakeholders such...
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Continuity of Pharmacy Services
The Company Chemists’ Association and the National Pharmacy Association have worked together to produce guidance that all community pharmacy contractors...
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Press release: pharmacy leaders appeal to public to help them maintain vital supplies
UK pharmacy leaders have issued an open letter to customers, asking them to act in the interests of the whole...
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#EachforEqual: celebrating community pharmacists on International Women’s Day
To mark International Women’s Day on March 9, the CCA has been talking to community pharmacists at Rowlands about what...
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Blog: why community pharmacy is a great profession for women in science
Shannon Kennedy is a community pharmacist in Northumberland, and was voted Well’s Pre-Reg of the Year in 2019. Several of...
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Job vacancy: Professional Health & Policy Researcher
Are you a pharmacist with an interest in research and professional policy, looking to support the development of strategic solutions...
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More than 114,000 patients benefit from seeing community pharmacists this winter
Figures released today show that over one hundred thousand patients with minor illnesses or urgent medication needs have received same-day...
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CCA audit finds that pharmacy teams help protect unborn babies from harms of sodium valproate
Date: 28 November 2019 Nearly 6,500 community pharmacies have taken part in the two-part audit to explore the contribution of...
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CCA and AIM launch audit on non-supply of self-care products to patients
Date: 27 November 2019 The CCA and AIM are encouraging community pharmacies of all sizes to take part in a...
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Serious Shortage Protocols for fluoxetine
Serious Shortage Protocols (SSP) have been issued today (3 October) for three forms and strengths of the antidepressant fluoxetine. This...
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Joint statement on medicines supply
Co-signed by the CCA, AIM, NPA, PSNC and RPS We recognise that some patients and members of the public are...
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CCA supports cross-sector pharmacy prevention event at party conferences
Four organisations representing the entire community pharmacy sector are meeting with parliamentarians and other key stakeholders at this year’s party...
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Community pharmacy and sexual and reproductive health
This week marks Sexual Health Week. As a new member of CCA staff who joined from the sexual health charity...
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CCA supports new GPhC approach to publishing inspection results
The GPhC has today (17 September) taken a new approach to publishing the inspection results of licensed pharmacies. Malcolm Harrison,...
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Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS)
Community pharmacies in England are being encouraged to register to deliver the NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) from 2...
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Blog: early-days engagement journey with Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
Primary Care Networks, or PCNs, are the current big deal within Primary Care. They’re all about localism and grouping the...
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Joint statement on response to HMRC IR35 off-payroll working rules consultation
7 June 2019 Community pharmacy sector concerned about new tax proposals The Company Chemists’ Association (CCA), the National Pharmacy Association...
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Blog: business rates should reflect vital role that community pharmacies play
With the well documented challenges facing general practice, community pharmacy clearly has an ever greater role to play in the...
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Engagement event for CCA’s representatives in Scotland
The Company Chemists’ Association is running an engagement event in Scotland on Tuesday 4 June 2019 to support and develop...
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Blog: Why contraception in England needs national commissioning approach
The walk of shame or the stride of pride? Often the conversation about access to emergency contraception is positioned in...
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Blog: how community pharmacy can support people with mental illness
From left to right: Jasmeen Islam, Deputy Chief Pharmacist; Rebecca Hellier, Clinical Pharmacist/Teacher Practitioner; Gill Heron, Clozapine Clinic Team Member;...
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RPS National Pharmacy Board elections: candidates from CCA companies
Two candidates from CCA companies are standing for re-election to the RPS’ national pharmacy boards this year: Kathleen Cowle (Scottish...
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Blog: Making the case for advancing patient safety culture
From brain surgery, childbirth and hip replacements, to collecting a prescription from a community pharmacy, as patients we expect every...
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Blog: biggest game change for pharmacy?
I may not have known it at the time, but my university years definitely helped shape me into the studious-but-spirited...
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How the CCA is engaging with MPs on medicines supply and other key issues
Julie Cooper MP pictured with the team at the LloydsPharmacy branch in Burnley The CCA has been engaging with MPs...
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Blog: our plans for local pharmacy engagement
There’s still a lot of uncertainty for us, mainly because the community pharmacy contractual framework negotiations are still to begin, but it’s clear that community pharmacy has an important role to play in prevention and urgent care.
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Joint statement on medicines supply
Over the past months we have been working closely with colleagues from across the pharmacy sector, the Department of Health...
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Blog: DMIRS and the “Clapham omnibus”
What would the average person “on the Clapham omnibus” do if they were experiencing conjunctivitis? For those unfamiliar with this...
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CCA leads sector to deliver HMRC workshop on possible changes to locums’ tax status
The CCA will host a seminar today (13 February) with HMRC and representatives from across community pharmacy and other sectors...
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Community pharmacies can do more to detect high blood pressure if they are better commissioned to provide such checks, audit suggests
Community pharmacies can do more to detect high blood pressure if they are better commissioned to provide such checks, a...
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Scottish Government consultation: Deposit and Return Scheme
The CCA has responded to the Scottish Government consultation on the proposed regulations for the Deposit and Return Scheme (DRS)....
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Welsh government consultation on NHS 2020 regulations
The CCA responded to the Welsh Government’s Consultation on draft National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020. This consultation...