World Diabetes Day 2020 – celebrating collaborative working to improve health equalities
In the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, Ferguslie Park in Paisley, Renfrewshire, is identified as the most deprived area in...
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NPA and CCA promote community pharmacy careers in Scottish schools
NPA and CCA promote community pharmacy careers in Scottish schools A new support pack aimed at school children has...
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Jeremy Hunt MP receives his flu vaccine
We were pleased to arrange for Jeremy Hunt MP to receive his flu vaccination at a LloydsPharmacy in Haslemere on...
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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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Parliamentary Q&A event: how hub and spoke technology releases capacity
The Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) held a virtual Q&A event with parliamentarians about the use of hub and spoke technology,...
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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: The CCA and NPA issue service continuity guidance ahead of COVID second wave
The CCA and NPA issue service continuity guidance ahead of COVID second wave Today, 25 September 2020, The National Pharmacy...
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Joint National Statement of Principles for Inclusive Pharmacy Professional Practice
Today (25 September) we celebrate World Pharmacists Day, and this year feels more important than ever. As the sector...
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Increase in fees for pharmacy premises from April 2021 “could not come at a worse time”
The governing council of the GPhC has agreed to increase the registered pharmacy entry and annual renewal fees from £262...
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CCA calls for urgent change to the flu vaccine programme this winter
The CCA is today (10 July) calling for changes to enable more flexibility in where and how the flu vaccine...
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Press release: CCA welcomes Wright Review’s recommendations to improve PSNC resourcing and governance of LPCs
The CCA today (19 June) welcomes the publication of Professor David Wright’s report on pharmacy contractor representation and support. We...
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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...
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Blog: where next for the high street during the Covid-19 pandemic?
As the nation adjusts to this current phase of pandemic life, many retailers are carefully studying the government guidance to...
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CCA welcomes GPhC’s policy on provisional registration of pre-registration pharmacist trainees
The Council of the GPhC has agreed a policy for registering pharmacists on a provisional basis as part of the...
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How #pharmacyheroes are going above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic
The CCA’s members have been on the front line in the fight against coronavirus. Their teams across England, Wales and...
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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 25 September 2020 The CCA has been working with our members, other pharmacy representational bodies, and stakeholders such...
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Continuity of Pharmacy Services
Last updated 25 September 2020 The Company Chemists’ Association and the National Pharmacy Association have worked together to produce guidance...
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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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Community Pharmacy – A career of choice (Scotland)
Community Pharmacy – A career of choice (Scotland) To help promote pharmacy as a career of choice in Scotland and...
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Blog: learnings from COVID-19: Pharmacy Restoration and Recovery
As we enter the ‘new normal’, which is far from business as usual, the community pharmacy sector is working to...