Topic: contraception
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Community
Conservatives pledge to expand Pharmacy First to include acne and chest infections
3rd June 2024
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Community
PDA warns pharmacy targets 'must not sacrifice quality for quantity'
10th April 2024
![NHSE plans to ‘grow patient volumes’ across pharmacy services](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NHSE-plans-to-‘grow-patient-volumes-across-pharmacy-services-500x350.jpg)
Community
NHSE plans to ‘grow patient volumes’ across pharmacy services
9th April 2024
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Community
Quality of pharmacy consultation rooms ‘variable’
23rd February 2024
![General sale morning-after pill could be ‘detrimental’ to patients](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/General-sale-morning-after-pill-could-be-‘detrimental-to-patients-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
General sale morning-after pill could be ‘detrimental’ to patients
5th February 2024
![Around 3,000 pharmacies sign up to contraception service](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Around-3000-pharmacies-sign-up-to-contraception-service-500x350.jpg)
Community
Around 3,000 pharmacies sign up to contraception service
19th January 2024
![MPs raise concern over pharmacy pressures](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MPs-raise-concern-over-pharmacy-pressures-500x350.jpg)
Community
Cross-party MPs sound alarm over pharmacy pressures
4th January 2024
![New contraception service ‘requires mix of skills’](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/New-contraception-service-‘requires-mix-of-skills-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
New contraception service ‘requires mix of skills’
19th December 2023
![Expanded contraception and hypertension pharmacy services launch](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Expanded-contraception-and-hypertension-pharmacy-services-launch-500x350.jpg)
Cardiovascular
Expanded contraception and hypertension pharmacy services go live
1st December 2023
![Learning needs for new pharmacy services ‘will vary’](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Learning-needs-for-new-pharmacy-services-‘will-vary-500x350.jpg)
Community
Training needs for new pharmacy services ‘will vary’
17th November 2023
![Pharmacies must offer new service ‘bundle’ from 2025 to get payments](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Pharmacies-must-offer-new-service-‘bundle-from-2025-to-get-payments-500x350.jpg)
Community
Pharmacy First: Services ‘bundle’ required by March 2025 for monthly payments
16th November 2023
![Pharmacies to initiate oral contraception from 1 December](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Pharmacies-to-initiate-oral-contraception-from-1-December-500x350.jpg)
Community
Pharmacies to initiate oral contraception from December
16th November 2023
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Community
Pharmacy First to launch end of January
16th November 2023
![Public polled on pharmacy contraception services](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Public-polled-on-pharmacy-contraception-services-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Public polled on pharmacy contraception services
26th October 2023
![‘Important role’ for community pharmacy in LARC uptake](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/‘Important-role-for-community-pharmacy-in-LARC-uptake-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
‘Important role’ for community pharmacy in LARC uptake
17th October 2023
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Community
Pharmacy First PGDs ‘being worked through’
18th September 2023
![Pharmacy services negotiations ‘on track’ to conclude this month](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Janet_Morrison-original2-500x350.jpg)
News
Pharmacy services negotiations ‘on track’ to conclude this month
6th July 2023
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News
Where will the new pharmacy funding be allocated?
9th May 2023
![Less Than 4% Of Pharmacies Signed Up For Pharmacy Contraception Service In Two Days](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Less-than-4-of-pharmacies-signed-up-for-contraception-service-in-two-days-500x350.jpg)
News
Just 4% of pharmacies sign up for contraception service in two days
27th April 2023
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News
NPA calls for contraception service pause
26th April 2023
![Contraception service to start in 10 days’ time – without sector agreement](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Contraception-service-to-start-in-10-days-time-–-without-sector-agreement-500x350.jpg)
News
Contraception service to start in 10 days’ time – without sector agreement
14th April 2023
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News
All hormonal contraception associated with 25% increase in breast cancer risk, finds GP records study
22nd March 2023
![Pharmacy contraception service won't include the coil – and may not go ahead without more funding](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pharmacy-contraception-service-wont-include-the-coil-–-and-may-not-go-ahead-without-more-funding-500x350.jpg)
News
Pharmacy contraception service won't include the coil – and may not go ahead without more funding
14th March 2023
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News
PSNC: Most contractors won't have capacity for contraception service despite delayed start
20th December 2022
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Women's health
Contraception supply: 'All the pharmacists who offer the service in this city are IPs'
26th August 2022
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Case Study Oral contraception service: 'It's a great way to build relationships with patients'
15th November 2021
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News
Contraception management pilot launches in seven PCNs
4th October 2021