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The Pharmacy First scheme provides professional health care advice, treatments, and medicines for common illnesses from your local pharmacy, without the need for an appointment.
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Seventy-eight per cent of consultations resulted in a medicine being supplied to patients.
29 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article
Reports have emerged that pharmacies are struggling to reach the minimum number of consultations to secure the £1,000 payment.
04 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article
GPC tells practices to switch off GP Connect function amid face-off with NHS England.
03 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article
IT system suppliers have started to roll out a feature that allows Pharmacy First referrals from general practices that use EMIS Web Local Services or PharmRefer to appear in pharmacy systems
24 Jun 2024 , 1 Min Article
CCA welcomes its members reaching the 200,000 consultations milestone.
13 Jun 2024 , 2 Min Article
The National Pharmacy Association and Company Chemists’ Association said pharmacies need greater support if they are to provide more services.
03 Jun 2024 , 2 Min Article
Trade body calls on policymakers to adopt a three-pronged strategy to support the new service.
30 May 2024 , 4 Min Article
We take monitoring of the service seriously, NHS official tells Clinical Pharmacy Congress.
13 May 2024 , 3 Min Article
The Company Chemists’ Association said its members have delivered over 90,000 Pharmacy First consultations since January 31.
01 May 2024 , 1 Min Article
Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire committee member Mohamed Moledina said GPs in the area do not understand the service.
29 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article
PDA warns employers not to revisit MUR-type 'league table' tactics.
12 Apr 2024 , 3 Min Article
Thirteen MPs co-signed the letter to Victoria Atkins telling her the sector must be better supported.
08 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article
Cegedim Rx has appointed Phil Galt, who was also at the National Pharmacy Association as a director.
05 Apr 2024 , 2 Min Article
The Pharmacy First service in England allows community pharmacy teams to complete episodes of care for seven common conditions. This toolkit provides an overview of the clinical pathway and PGDs used to deliver consultations for acute sinusitis plus essential information on the assessment, diagnosis and management of this common condition.
02 Apr 2024 , 30 Min Module
On Pharmacy First and the pharmacy contract, Rowlands Pharmacy MD Nigel Swift warned the government that "one depends upon the other."
25 Mar 2024 , 1 Min Article
Multiples delivered 1,500 consultations a day collectively in the first month of the service.
19 Mar 2024 , 2 Min Article
