NPA Press Office

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) press office is the link between the organisation and the media.  The team provides the press with opinion from key decision makers at the NPA and access to media trained pharmacists working in community pharmacy.  It handles enquiries from print, online and broadcast journalists, documentary makers and press officers from other organisations.

Contact the press office

Sarah White
Press Officer
Tel: 01727 795901
Email: s.white@npa.co.uk

Stephen Fishwick
Head of External Communications
Tel:  01727 795901
Email:  s.fishwick@npa.co.uk

Out of hours (for journalists only): 07920 203 051

If you are a journalist and would like to be added to the NPA press release list please email Sarah or use the general email address:  communications@npa.co.uk

 

Media Centre


The media centre gives journalists an insight into the work the NPA does for community pharmacy.

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The National Pharmacy Association Health Education Foundation Bursary

31 Jan 2012


Following the successful launch of the inaugural Health Education Foundation bursary in 2011, applications are now open for the 2012 bursary.

Pharmacy Voice welcomes the launch of the Public Health Outcomes Framework

26 Jan 2012


Pharmacy Voice has welcomed the launch of the Public Health Outcomes Framework, which focuses on improving healthy life expectancy and reducing differences in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy between communities.

NPA attends Scottish Government briefing on the Review of NHS Pharmaceutical Care of Patients in the Community

25 Jan 2012


The National Pharmacy Association has attended a Scottish Government briefing about the scope and timetable for the Review of NHS Pharmaceutical Care of Patients in the Community.

Pharmacy Voice responds to parliamentary inquiry on medicines shortages

20 Jan 2012


Pharmacy Voice is calling for an end to blunt medicines quotas, which result in pharmacists having to seek emergency supplies and keep patients waiting for their medicines. In its response to the All-Party Parliamentary Pharmacy Group’s inquiry into branded medicines shortages in the UK, Pharmacy Voice also says there should be a more concrete obligation to get medicines to pharmacies within 24 hours of an order.

Pharmacy Voice expresses “serious concerns” about quality and accuracy of current PNAs

20 Jan 2012


Pharmacy Voice has expressed “serious concerns” about the quality and accuracy of current PNAs and is calling on the Department of Health to address these as a matter of urgency.