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NHS app excludes Pharmacy First, so let’s build our own ‘digital front door’

Pharmacist Baba Akomolafe criticised the government for excluding Pharmacy First from the NHS app.

12 Nov 2025

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Pharmacy First switched up in Scotland as payment threshold brought in

Pharmacy First Scotland updated in preparation for new IP cohorts

05 Nov 2025

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LMCs to vote on ‘reallocating’ Pharmacy First money to general practice

General practice 'undermined' by pharmacy services, LMC conference to hear

30 Oct 2025

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NHS England indicates it would welcome a walk-in Pharmacy First service

Referral-based model was 'never an endpoint' says NHSE pharmacy director

13 Oct 2025

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CPE chief: Pharmacy First letter shows GP authors have ‘total disregard’ for patients

Community Pharmacy England chief executive Janet Morrison said she was "very troubled" by the "combative approach" of some GPs.

10 Oct 2025

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BMA leaders urge GPs to 'overwhelm' A&E to ‘sabotage’ Pharmacy First

'Militant' BMA officials urge GPs to ignore Pharmacy First and refer to emergency departments instead

10 Oct 2025

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ABPM bundling requirement for PF monthly payments put on hold

The requirement to provide one ABPM consultation per month as part of the 'bundling' requirements for Pharmacy First fixed monthly payments is put on hold.

30 Sep 2025

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NHSBSA stonewalling us over £1,600 in lost Pharmacy First earnings, says Swindon contractor

'Bureaucracy overruling common sense' says contractor struggling with BSA intransigence

10 Sep 2025

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Reminder: Revised Pharmacy First clinical pathways from October

The updated pathways contain new Gateway Points and will come into effect in October.

02 Sep 2025

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Boots tops a million Pharmacy First consultations

'A significant moment' says the company's services director.

15 Aug 2025

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Pharmacies asked to record sore throat consultations for PQS audit

Audit will focus on antimicrobial stewardship in sore throat consultations.

12 Aug 2025

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Introducing Strefen Spray

Discover how Strefen Spray can help ease your customers’ acute sore throat symptoms

21 Jul 2025

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NPA chair reminds public about Pharmacy First UTI help after report warns of hospital costs

A Government report today warns urinary tract infections cost hospitals in England £604 million in 2023 to 2024.

15 Jul 2025

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Pharmacy First “working well” for patients says watchdog

...but more research needed to test outcomes before expanding service, Healthwatch suggests.

01 Jul 2025

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CCA says members have provided over one million Pharmacy First consultations

The Company Chemists’ Association said its member pharmacies rolled out consultations to nearly 9,000 patients during the Easter weekend.

30 Jun 2025

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Calls to ‘turbo charge’ pharmacy services as hours wasted in A&E

The NPA wants to expand Pharmacy First to help tackle A&E logjam.

30 Jun 2025

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