Mail Online. Unwanted prescription: They’re a vital community lifeline for the vulnerable and elderly – but a THIRD of independent chemists are at risk of closing within two years

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11427533/A-independent-chemists-risk-closing-two-years.html

5 October

Daily Telegraph. Why your local pharmacy is on life support

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/05/why-local-pharmacy-life-support/

12 August

GB News – Olivier Picard on medicines shortages

17 June

ITV News – Amish Patel on hay fever

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-06-13/why-super-pollen-might-be-making-your-hay-fever-and-allergies-worse-right-now

15 June

BBC News. Nick Kaye on cancer referrals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR4DHtm0h6o&t=265s

9 May

BBC. The One Show.

https://twitter.com/NPA1921/status/1524358826274795520?cxt=HHwWgMC55dWRzqcqAAAA

29 April

BBC News. Reena Barai on HRT shortages

https://twitter.com/NPA1921/status/1520003640047685632?cxt=HHwWgMC-5bvQkZgqAAAA

22 January

BBC Breakfast. Reena Barai talks about weight management and pharmacies.

https://twitter.com/NPA1921/status/1484824310657208323?cxt=HHwWhsCy6f71k5spAAAA

2 January

GB News. Olivier Picard on Covid testing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq-JtpEYbgU&t=1568s

Media Coverage 2022:

23 December

Daily Telegraph. Pharmacies system in danger of collapse, Steve Barclay warned

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/12/23/pharmacies-system-danger-collapse-steve-barclay-warned/

16 December

The Pharmacist. NPA calls for medicines supply taskforce amid antibiotics supply issues

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/npa-calls-for-medicines-supply-taskforce-amid-antibiotics-supply-issues/

13 December

The Guardian. ‘Like a horrific board game’: 33 hours inside an NHS in crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/13/like-a-horrific-board-game-33-hours-inside-an-nhs-in-crisis

8 December

Pharmacy Business. Integrated Care Systems an opportunity to ‘pull all systems together’, NPA tells MPs

https://www.pharmacy.biz/integrated-care-systems-an-opportunity-to-pull-all-systems-together-npa-tells-mps/

6 December

C&D. The absurdity of dispensing at a loss – enough is enough

https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD136598/The-absurdity-of-dispensing-at-a-loss–enough-is-enough

5 December

The Pharmacist. Pharmacy capacity no longer matches demand, says NPA

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/pharmacy-capacity-no-longer-matches-demand-says-npa/

17 November

The Pharmacist. Living wage increase will lead to lay-offs without more funding, says NPA

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/living-wage-increase-will-lead-to-lay-offs-without-more-funding-says-npa/

11 November

Pharmacy Magazine. Opinion: There must be fuel in the tank

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/opinion/opinion-there-must-be-fuel-in-the-tank

C&D. Join C+D’s Big Debate on making pharmacy careers attractive on November 15

https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD136537/Join-CDs-Big-Debate-on-making-pharmacy-careers-attractive-on-November-15

8 November

The Pharmacist. Bristol mayor praises community pharmacy services

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/bristol-mayor-praises-community-pharmacy-services/

7 November

Pharmacy Magazine. Chief pharmacist visits Belfast pharmacy to mark AYP 2022

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/news/chief-pharmacist-visits-belfast-pharmacy-to-mark-ayp-2022

4 November

Pharmacy Business. NPA, BeWell expand partnership to provide solution-based platform to pharmacies

https://www.pharmacy.biz/npa-bewell-expand-partnership-to-provide-solution-based-platform-to-pharmacies/

28 October

Pharmacy Business. Public awareness on NHS pharmacy services needs to be raised, NPA survey reveals

https://www.pharmacy.biz/public-awareness-on-nhs-pharmacy-services-needs-to-be-raised-npa-survey-reveals/

26 October

C&D. Taking the right decisions now can avert disastrous pharmacy collapse

https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD136478/Taking-the-right-decisions-now-can-avert-disastrous-pharmacy-collapse

7 October

Pharmacy Magazine. NPA announces partnership with digital platform for pharmacies

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/news/npa-announces-partnership-with-digital-platform-for-pharmacies

5 October

ICP. NPA calls for emergency £250m funding injection

https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/news/881378-npa-calls-for-emergency-250m-funding-injection

27 September

The Times. Soaring inflation threatens to close thousands of high street chemists

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/soaring-inflation-threatens-to-close-thousands-of-high-street-chemists-3rqvx0kg3

21 September

The Pharmacist. Energy support for pharmacies ‘barely touches the sides’ of cost crisis

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/energy-support-for-pharmacies-barely-touches-the-sides-of-cost-crisis/

9 September

C&D. Pharmacy bodies pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II as national mourning begins

https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD136385/Pharmacy-bodies-pay-tribute-to-Queen-Elizabeth-II-as-national-mourning-begins

6 September

Pharmacy Magazine. England’s chief pharmacist to address NPA online conference

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/news/englands-chief-pharmacist-to-address-npa-online-conference

1 September

ICP. Energy bills increase could hit pharmacies by £60m, warns NPA chief

https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/news/energy-bills-increase-could-hit-pharmacies-by-60m-warns-npa-chief

26 August

The Pharmacist. Sunak should adopt a ‘Pharmacy First’ approach, says NPA

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/sunak-should-adopt-a-pharmacy-first-approach-says-npa/

22 August

Daily Telegraph. The sickness that plagues Britain’s pharmacies

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/08/22/why-britains-local-pharmacies-poor-health/

18 August

The Pharmacist. Petition calls for action to tackle rising violence against pharmacists

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/petition-calls-for-action-to-tackle-rising-violence-against-pharmacists/

Pharmacist independent prescribing pilots will begin across England from 2023

https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/pharmacist-independent-prescribing-pilots-will-begin-across-england-from-2023

16 August

Pharmacy Business. NPA lauds its cohort of trainee pharmacists who secured 81 per cent pass rate in GPhC assessment

https://www.pharmacy.biz/npa-lauds-its-cohort-of-trainee-pharmacists-who-secured-81-per-cent-pass-rate-in-gphc-assessment/

11 August

Daily Express. Fears patients’ lives at risk as pharmacists struggle to provide vital drug

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1653521/medicines-drug-shortage-pharmacies-uk-health-news-latest

Pharmacy Magazine. NPA view: Pharmacists can help tackle women’s health inequalities

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/opinion/npa-view-pharmacists-can-help-tackle-womens-health-inequalities

9 August

C&D. Pharmacy clawbacks are a perverse windfall tax

https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD136327/Pharmacy-clawbacks-are-a-perverse-windfall-tax

5 August

The Pharmacist. PSNC: Delay to CPCF approval due to government reshuffle

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/psnc-delay-to-cpcf-approval-due-to-government-reshuffle/

28 July

Pharmacy Business. NPA seeks future PM’s support for community pharmacies

https://www.pharmacy.biz/npa-seeks-future-pms-support-for-community-pharmacies/

20 July

The i. How does the Gina HRT tablet work? Ways the over-the-counter medication should benefit millions of women

https://inews.co.uk/news/health/how-gina-10-hrt-tablet-works-over-counter-without-prescription-menopause-1753122

19 July

Pharmacy Business. CMA suggests regulatory levers to curb ‘potential competition risk’ from hub and spoke dispensing policy

https://www.pharmacy.biz/cma-suggests-regulatory-levers-to-curb-potential-competition-risk-from-hub-and-spoke-dispensing-policy/

18 July

MSN. Almost 200 schools ignore Government plea not to close in heatwave

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/almost-200-schools-ignore-government-plea-not-to-close-in-heatwave/ar-AAZHYOC

11 July

ICP. Patients going without prescriptions in inflation crisis, warns NPA

https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/news/855508-patients-going-without-prescriptions-in-inflation-crisis-warns-npa

8 July

P3. Aiming high for influence (Mark Lyonette interview)

https://www.p3pharmacy.co.uk/interviews/aiming-high-for-influence-lyonette-jul22

7 July

Pharmacy Business. NPA, RPS urge new health secretary to support ‘pharmacy first’ approach in England

https://www.pharmacy.biz/npa-rps-urge-new-health-secretary-to-support-pharmacy-first-approach-in-england/

6 July

P3. Javid resignation: Pharmacy bodies respond to new SoS appointment

https://www.p3pharmacy.co.uk/news/855403-javid-resignation-pharmacy-bodies-respond-to-new-sos-appointment

5 July

Pharmacy Business. David Webb pledges ‘wholehearted support’ for community pharmacy at NPA board meeting

https://www.pharmacy.biz/david-webb-pledges-wholehearted-support-for-community-pharmacy-at-npa-board-meeting/

4 July

The Pharmacist. This year’s Ask Your Pharmacist Week announced

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/this-years-ask-your-pharmacist-week-announced/

1 July

Pharmacy Business. Pharmacy leadership commission appoints two more independent pharmacists

https://www.pharmacy.biz/pharmacy-leadership-commission-appoints-two-more-independent-pharmacists/

27 June

Pharmacy Magazine. NPA study will look at impact of runaway inflation on pharmacies

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/news/npa-study-will-look-at-impact-of-runaway-inflation-on-pharmacies

22 June

ICP. Decisive vote in favour of proposals to overhaul pharmacy representation

https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/news/854769-decisive-vote-in-favour-of-proposals-to-overhaul-pharmacy-representation

15 June

The Pharmacist. Pharmacies to assess cancers and refer patients to specialists

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/pharmacies-to-assess-cancers-and-refer-patients-to-specialists/

C&D. NPA members report threefold increase in health centre pharmacies’ rents

https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD136188/NPA-members-report-threefold-increase-in-health-centre-pharmacies-rents

13 June

The Pharmacist. ICSs must see pharmacy as ‘front door’ to NHS, hears NPA roundtable

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/icss-must-see-pharmacy-as-front-door-to-nhs-hears-npa-roundtable/

31 May

Pharmacy Business. NPA raises more than £11,000 for mental health charity

https://www.pharmacy.biz/npa-raises-more-than-11000-for-mental-health-charity/

27 May

Pharmacy Magazine. NPA welcomes primary care review findings

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/news/npa-welcomes-primary-care-review-findings

24 May

Pharmacy Business. NPA meets HRT tsar to address drug shortages

https://www.pharmacy.biz/npa-meets-hrt-tsar-to-address-drug-shortages/

19 May

Pharmacy Business. Vote ‘yes’ for pharmacy representation reform, NPA tells members as voting window opens on May 27

https://www.pharmacy.biz/vote-yes-for-pharmacy-representation-reform-npa-tells-members-as-voting-window-opens-on-may-27/

18 May

Pharmacy Magazine. NPA urges NHSE&I to fulfil promise to review CPCF global sum

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/news/852604-npa-urges-nhse-and-i-to-fulfil-promise-to-review-cpcf-global-sum

17 May

The Pharmacist. Give pharmacies authority to share medicines to tackle shortages, says NPA

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/give-pharmacies-power-to-share-medicines-to-tackle-shortages-says-npa/

9 May

Kent Online. Longfield pharmacist meets The Prince of Wales

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/kent-pharmacist-meets-prince-of-wales-266861/

5 May

Guardian. Members of vaccine taskforce to be reassigned to HRT crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/05/sajid-javid-talks-uk-hrt-shortages-meeting

4 May

Daily Mail. Dapper Duke! Prince Charles looks suave in a pin stripe suit as he hosts The National Pharmacy Association reception at St James’s Palace

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10783313/Prince-Charles-hosts-National-Pharmacy-Association-reception-St-Jamess-Palace.html

3 May

C&D. NPA urges competition watchdog to address hub-and-spoke concerns

https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD136089/NPA-urges-competition-watchdog-to-address-hub-and-spoke-concerns

30 April

The i. HRT shortage: Crisis could impact people with bladder infections and chronic UTIs, says doctor

https://inews.co.uk/news/hrt-shortage-crisis-impact-bladder-infections-chronic-utis-1603161

29 April

Pharmacy Magazine. Competition watchdog will look at hub and spoke concerns

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/news/npa-competition-watchdog-will-look-at-hub-and-spoke-concerns

27 April

BBC. Pharmacies in Wales to help GPs prescribe medicines to patients

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-61248456

12 April

C&D. How can pharmacists and pharmacy teams help refugees from Ukraine?

https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD136046/How-can-pharmacists-and-pharmacy-teams-help-refugees-from-Ukraine

4 April

Pharmacy Business. NPA: Community pharmacies can help reduce health inequalities in Scotland

https://www.pharmacy.biz/npa-community-pharmacies-can-help-reduce-health-inequalities-in-scotland/

Community pharmacies deliver a record 4.8 million flu vaccinations during winter 2021/2022

https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/community-pharmacies-deliver-a-record-4-8-million-flu-vaccinations-during-winter-2021-2022

26 March

Daily Express. ‘Illogical and unfair!’ Over 60s may lose free prescriptions after state pension changes

https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1586583/free-prescriptions-nhs-state-pension-changes-pharmacy-uk-2022

23 March

ICP. Employment allowance increase ‘not enough for pharmacies’

https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/826651-employment-allowance-increase-not-enough-for-pharmacies

22 March

Pharmacy Business. NPA: Hub and spoke impact assessment proves justification for pharmacy cut was hollow

https://www.pharmacy.biz/npa-hub-and-spoke-impact-assessment-proves-justification-for-pharmacy-cut-was-hollow/

18 March

The i. Lateral flow tests: Pharmacies could run out as final deliveries of free tests arrive today

https://inews.co.uk/news/lateral-flow-tests-free-covid-pharmacies-delivery-arrive-deadline-1525319?ico=related_stories

17 March

Integrated Care Journal. Claire Fuller to take stock of community pharmacy in primary care review

https://integratedcarejournal.com/newsdit-article/1e2d4664b89094f6f5ee45a5908dc512/claire-fuller-to-take-stock-of-community-pharmacy-in-primary-care-review/

11 March

Pharmacy Business. King’s Fund report prompts NPA to call for re-think of PCN pharmacist roles

https://www.pharmacy.biz/kings-fund-report-prompts-npa-to-call-for-re-think-of-pcn-pharmacist-roles/

10 March

ICP. NPA chief: Business rates will ‘really hurt’ independents

https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/824869-npa-chief-business-rates-will-really-hurt-independents

2 March

Pharmacy Magazine. NHS primary care needs to hear from pharmacy, says NPA

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/news/nhs-primary-care-needs-to-hear-from-pharmacy-says-npa

25 February

ICP. NPA: Pharmacy vaccinations have saved 20,000 lives

https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/823097-npa-pharmacy-vaccinations-have-saved-20-000-lives

18 February

The Pharmacist. NPA and PSNC team up to offer scholarship in Australia

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/npa-and-psnc-team-up-to-offer-scholarship-in-australia/

14 February

Pharmacy Magazine. Where next for vaccinations in pharmacy?

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/opinion/where-next-for-vaccinations-in-pharmacy

9 February

C&D. NPA: ‘Vast majority’ of independents ‘still sceptical’ about hub and spoke

https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD135896/NPA-Vast-majority-of-independents-still-sceptical-about-hub-and-spoke

5 February

Pharmacy Business. NPA seeks funding boost for pharmacy contractors to meet higher locum rates

https://www.pharmacy.biz/npa-seeks-funding-boost-for-pharmacy-contractors-to-meet-higher-locum-rates/

27 January

Pharmacy Magazine. Independents provided many more Covid vaccines than large multiples

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/news/independents-provided-many-more-covid-vaccines-than-large-multiples

22 January

BBC Breakfast. Reena Barai talks about weight management and pharmacies

https://twitter.com/NPA1921/status/1484824310657208323?cxt=HHwWhsCy6f71k5spAAAA

21 January

ICP. Keep wearing masks in pharmacies, patients urged as Plan B dropped

https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/819869-keep-wearing-masks-in-pharmacies-patients-urged-as-plan-b-dropped

20 January

C&D. Number of pharmacists in England up from 2017, but vacancy rate still high

https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD135852/Number-of-pharmacists-in-England-up-from-2017-but-vacancy-rate-still-high?vid=PharmaCandD

18 January

Pharmacy Magazine. Half of all UK pharmacies provide domestic abuse scheme

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/news/half-of-all-uk-pharmacies-provide-domestic-abuse-scheme

13 January

The Pharmacist. One-third of all boosters delivered by pharmacies

https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/one-third-of-all-boosters-delivered-by-pharmacies/

7 January

Pharmacy Business. Pharmacy bodies urge people to be ‘patient and courteous’ with staff

https://www.pharmacy.biz/pharmacy-bodies-urge-people-to-be-patient-and-courteous-with-staff/

4 January

Pharmacy Business. NPA launches ‘Associate Pharmacist’ subscription for pharmacists, technicians

https://www.pharmacy.biz/npa-launches-associate-pharmacist-subscription-for-pharmacists-technicians/

Pharmacy Magazine. Lateral flow demand not going away warns NPA

https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/news/lateral-flow-demand-not-going-away-warns-npa