CCA members deliver over 1 million clinical pathway consultations in England
Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) members have provided over 1 million Clinical Pathway Consultations since the Pharmacy First service launched in...
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Flu vaccines administered by community pharmacy in winter 24/25 at highest rate outside of pandemic
Community pharmacy administered over 4 million flu vaccines across England in the 2024/25 winter flu season. This is the highest...
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CCA comment: Government Spending Review 2025
The Spending Review sets out a 3% rise in funding for the NHS. The government is providing a £29 billion real...
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Challenge of providing Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) could mean reduced access to Pharmacy First for patients
The forthcoming requirement to provide a ‘bundle’ of three clinical services to receive threshold payments could lead to unintended consequences,...
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Assisted Dying Bill: Reaction to passing of amendment exempting pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
Today, an amendment was passed on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill which would, amongst other things, exempt...
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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 response to shaping national cancer plan
The CCA welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to the “shaping of the national cancer plan” consultation. We recognise the...
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CCA comment on pharmacies offering NHS weight loss injections
Weight loss injections could be offered on prescription at community pharmacies, the Daily Mail reports. Following this report, Company Chemists’...
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CCA Statement: 2025/26 community pharmacy funding announcement
On the new funding for pharmacies, CCA Chief Executive Malcolm Harrison said: “We are encouraged that the Government has committed...
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99% of pharmacies in England are unsustainable in the long-run
An independent economic analysis of the community pharmacy sector in England commissioned by NHS England, published today, finds that: Around...
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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...
