Topic: pressures
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Two-thirds of pharmacies slash opening hours amid funding pressures
20th June 2024
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CPE considering ‘red lines’ in negotiations
23rd April 2024
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Calls to pharmacies tripled during pandemic, inquiry told
12th April 2024
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Community
PDA warns pharmacy targets 'must not sacrifice quality for quantity'
10th April 2024
![Community pharmacy ‘safety net’ must be protected, says CPE](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Community-pharmacy-‘safety-net-must-be-protected-says-CPE-500x350.jpg)
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Community pharmacy ‘safety net’ must be protected, says CPE
5th March 2024
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Pharmacist wellbeing ‘has patient safety implications'
23rd January 2024
![Nearly half of staff ‘not confident’ to deliver Pharmacy First amid pressures](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Nearly-half-of-staff-‘not-confident-to-deliver-Pharmacy-First-amid-pressures-500x350.jpg)
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Nearly half of staff ‘not confident’ to deliver Pharmacy First amid pressures
12th January 2024
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GPhC acknowledges pressures ‘across all of Great Britain’
10th January 2024
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Cross-party MPs sound alarm over pharmacy pressures
4th January 2024
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James Davies: Medicines should be seen as an investment, rather than a cost
3rd January 2024
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CPhO warns of ‘significant’ and ‘prolonged’ pressures
2nd January 2024
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Pharmacy minister briefed on ‘critical’ issues facing sector
8th December 2023
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'Unwelcome' GPhC 7.5% fee increase confirmed
15th November 2023
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Pharmacists call for greater awareness following Question Time comment
3rd November 2023
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FIP: ‘Fair compensation is a crucial aspect of mental health support’
30th October 2023
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Half of pharmacists would consider strike action, snapshot survey suggests
23rd October 2023
![Exclusive Six In 10 Pharmacists Confident To Deliver Pharmacy First This Winter, Suggests Survey](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Exclusive-Six-in-10-pharmacists-confident-to-deliver-Pharmacy-First-this-winter-suggests-survey-500x350.jpg)
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Exclusive: Six in 10 pharmacists confident to deliver Pharmacy First this winter, suggests survey
20th October 2023
![NHS winter funding ‘would be better invested in long-term planning for community’](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NHS-winter-funding-‘would-be-better-invested-in-long-term-planning-for-community-500x350.jpg)
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NHS winter funding ‘would be better invested in long-term planning for community’
15th September 2023
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Community
Sector disagreement over call for unity
12th September 2023
![Westminster debate to spotlight 'unprecedented challenges' in community pharmacy](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Houses-of-Parliament-1-500x350.jpeg)
Community
Westminster debate to spotlight 'unprecedented challenges' in community pharmacy
7th September 2023
![The Pharmacist Launches Its Summer Survey](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-Pharmacist-launches-its-summer-survey-500x350.jpg)
News
The Pharmacist launches new summer survey
23rd August 2023
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Return to busy pharmacy for Race Across the World winner
9th June 2023
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MPs to investigate ‘readiness’ of pharmacies in meeting future demand
8th June 2023
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Three in four pharmacies experiencing a pharmacist shortage, MPs told
23rd March 2023
![Pharmacy pressures survey ‘critical’ in persuading government to act, negotiators urge](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Pharmacy-pressures-survey-critical-in-persuading-government-to-act-500x350.jpg)
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Pharmacy pressures survey ‘critical’ in persuading government to act, negotiators urge
1st February 2023
![Medicines supply at risk without ‘urgent intervention’, pharmacy leaders tell PM](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Medicines-supply-at-risk-without-urgent-intervention-pharmacy-leaders-tell-PM-500x350.jpg)
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Medicines supply at risk without ‘urgent intervention’, pharmacy leaders tell PM
31st January 2023
![Two-thirds of community pharmacists have experienced abuse from patients says RPS wellbeing survey](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Two-thirds-of-community-pharmacists-have-experienced-abuse-from-patients-says-RPS-wellbeing-survey-500x350.jpg)
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Two-thirds of community pharmacists have experienced abuse from patients, says RPS wellbeing survey
12th January 2023
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2,493 excess deaths in week before Christmas, says ONS
9th January 2023
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