The pharmacy funding boost is a step in the right direction but it will not go far enough In my March column, I wrote about the unwelcome prospect of community pharmacy contract negotiations leading towards industrial action. However, it seems that the newly agreed two-year pharmacy…

This column from #AndyCowper warns that while the latest pharmacy contract announcements are good news for pharmacy, the damage from years of underfunding may be difficult to reverse

#pharmacycontract #NHS

What difference will hub-and-spoke dispensing actually make? As The Pharmaceutical Journal reported on 1 May 2025, the Labour government recently laid before Parliament draft legislative amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 for the roll-out of…

This month's column, #AndyCowper considers the true impact of the roll-out of hub-and-spoke community pharmacy prescription filling between different organisations

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The pharmacy funding boost is a step in the right direction but it will not go far enough In my March column, I wrote about the unwelcome prospect of community pharmacy contract negotiations leading towards industrial action. However, it seems that the newly agreed two-year pharmacy…

In his latest column, our health policy columnist #AndyCowper warns that while the latest pharmacy contract announcements are good news for pharmacy, the damage from years of underfunding may be difficult to undo

#pharmacyfunding #pharmacycontract #ukpharmacy

The pharmacy funding boost is a step in the right direction but it will not go far enough In my March column, I wrote about the unwelcome prospect of community pharmacy contract negotiations leading towards industrial action. However, it seems that the newly agreed two-year pharmacy…

This month's column from #AndyCowper warns that while the latest pharmacy contract announcements are good news for pharmacy, the damage from years of underfunding may be difficult to bounce back from

#pharmacycontract #NHS

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Community pharmacy needs to be smart in contract negotiations following plans to abolish NHS England You will have noticed that this has been a busy few weeks in health policy.  The resignation of Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, (which had widely been thought probable, but not…

This month, our health policy columnist #AndyCowper argues why community pharmacy needs to be smart in contract negotiations following plans to abolish NHS England

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The pharmacy regulator needs to fix its fitness-to-practise delays before asking for more cash Regulation in a complex sector such as healthcare presents a dynamic set of challenges. Complexity is integral to life sciences: the ability to do great good is finely balanced against its inverse.…

In his latest article, #ThePJ health policy columnist #AndyCowper sets out why the #GPhC's ‘Oliver Twist’ act over professional fees is out of step

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The pharmacy regulator needs to fix its fitness-to-practise delays before asking for more cash Regulation in a complex sector such as healthcare presents a dynamic set of challenges. Complexity is integral to life sciences: the ability to do great good is finely balanced against its inverse.…

This month, our health policy columnist #AndyCowper argues why the #GPhC needs to look at its own fitness-to-practise processes before it can expect to increase registration fees

#pharmacyregulator #ukpharmacy

A 2.8% pay uplift recommendation reflects a tough economy for everyone My best wishes to all The Pharmaceutical Journal readers for a happy and healthy 2025. The first health policy column of the year is being written the day after the government’s latest NHS reform…

"A 2.8% pay uplift recommendation reflects a tough economy for everyone"

In this month’s health policy column, #AndyCowper warns that high gilts and low growth may mean pay parsimony for pharmacists, but questions whether more NHS strikes would have public backing