Pleased to share that we'll be meeting with GP leaders to look at how to better to encourage all GPs to engage with Pharmacy First in England (with many already doing so)...and that govt have asked us for examples of where/how Pharmacy First in England is working well. #pharmacy

NPA’s CEO Paul Rees MBE shares why you need to attend our face-to-face events in England:

📆Manchester → 15 May
📆Birmingham → 16 May

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Major coverage today for National Pharmacy Association with our story in The Guardian about fact that in some areas in England GPs are refusing to refer patients with minor ailments to community pharmacies via Pharmacy First - while other GPs are being v collaborative. We urgently need this addressed.

Delighted to visit National Pharmacy Association member Mukhtar Manji and 2nd pharmacist Ilyaas Anis at inner city Kingsland Pharmacy in deprived part of East Lndn yesterday - serving diverse population, delivering Pharmacy First at scale (50 consultations in April) and range of private services.

National Pharmacy Association chair nick kaye quoted in The Independent re disgraceful increase in prescription charges in England to £9.90 saying allowing charges to rise to this level is neglect of pple on low incomes with some already not collecting all medicines due 2 cost independent.co.uk/news/uk/englan…

Really pleased that yesterday, for the first time ever, our National Pharmacy Association board had three female members: Sehar Shahid, Aisling and Sukhi Basra. They are all brilliant additions and our chair nick kaye and I are delighted they're part of the team. #pharmacy

Delighted to be quoted in The Guardian on distress and anxiety caused by current insulin shortages - saying scarcity of insulin products highlights precarious nature of medicine supply - even for life threatening conditions - and that govt must sort this out. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Paul Rees MBE Chief Exec of the National Pharmacy Association 'For the health of the nation, we need a sustainable community pharmacy network that is properly supported and funded across the four nations – and as the election approaches we will be fighting tirelessly for that outcome.”

Great to meet so many engaged National Pharmacy Association members at our Meet the NPA event last night in Crawley - and vital to talk about challenges many community pharmacies are facing with Pharmacy First: IT glitches, some GPs not referring, not being paid for majority of walk ins... #pharmacy

It was a privilege to address Scottish members at the National Pharmacy Association members' forum yesterday - alongside Sehar Shahid and janice oman - and hear the many challenges they face, from inaccurate payments and workforce shortages thru to lack of clarity around the new contract. #pharmacy

Great to visit Pat Tigenoah-Ojo, who supported our International Women's Day celebrations in March, on Friday, and talk about challenges for community pharmacies in delivering Pharmacy First in England and her roles as Royal Pharmaceutical Society community pharmacy expert advisor and LPC Vice Chair.

Paul Rees Paul Rees MBE, National Pharmacy Association chief executive said it was ‘totally unacceptable’ that medicines shortages in the UK have become ‘common place’, as highlighted by the Nuffield Trust report.

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Great to be quoted on yesterday's The Guardian front page on medicines shortages: 'Supply shortages are a real and present danger to those patients who rely on life-saving medicines for their wellbeing. Pharmacy teams have seen the problems get worse...over recent years.' #pharmacy

Delighted to meet lots of great National Pharmacy Association members at our Meet the NPA event last night in Ilford. We talked about the funding crisis, how pharmacies can navigate the challenges with Pharmacy First in England and how we need to fight for a new deal for pharmacy. #pharmacy #NHS

Paul Rees MBE Aisling National Pharmacy Association nick kaye Olivier Picard Sukhi Basra Sanjay Ganvir Reena Barai Sehar Shahid I'm so pleased Aisling is taking over grom me after I stepped down from the National Pharmacy Association Board earlier this year. Another Board member bringing real-life pharmacy experience and incredible knowledge to the Board.

Paul Rees MBE National Pharmacy Association nick kaye Olivier Picard Sukhi Basra Sanjay Ganvir Reena Barai Sehar Shahid Great to meet you Paul Rees MBE and and looking forward joining the team National Pharmacy Association to making some positive progress for pharmacy .

Fantastic to visit new NPA board member Aisling at 1 of her 9 O'Brien's Pharmacy Group practices, which cover the Fleetwood area of Lancs - 1 of most deprived parts of England. We talked about how the current model is broken and how we urgently need a new contract #pharmacy

'We need a new contract, proper funding and an end of closures to make sure this vital national resource is still in existence when the next pandemic comes around,’ commented National Pharmacy Association chief executive Paul Rees MBE.
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.Sukhi Basra shares details about our free member-exclusive forum events in London on April 17 and 25.

Connect with the new faces at NPA, join in discussions and meet our CEO, Paul Rees MBE. Plus, explore how to leverage Pharmacy First.

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Excited that from next week, we're running 4 events at which members can come + hear our tips on how best to deliver Pharmacy First in England, make their businesses more profitable - and learn about our campaign for a new deal for community pharmacy. npa.co.uk