Integrated care

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Very few people with pharmacy expertise in ICBs increases queries for LPCs

Community Pharmacy Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire chief officer Nick Hunter believes LPCs are getting more queries.

16 Apr 2026

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Budget could be ‘turning point’ for pharmacy but only with proper support

Numark chair Harry McQuillan cautiously welcomed the Government’s budget.

27 Nov 2025

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From the Editor: Neighbourhood watch

Commissioning is undergoing a quiet revolution. Pharmacy must be an active partner in integrated neighbourhood care. By Richard Thomas.

07 Mar 2025

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Labour peer: Government is ‘acting on’ GPs unwilling to refer to Pharmacy First

Baroness Merron said NHS England is working closely with integrated care boards, GPs and community pharmacy to improve referrals.

05 Feb 2025

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Pharmacy Magazine In Conversation With podcast – James Roach, Hants & IOW ICB

Editor Richard Thomas talks to James Roach, director of primary care at NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight, about the role community pharmacy is playing in delivering the ICB’s vision of integrated neighbourhood care – with promising results.

29 Jan 2025

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Report calls for community pharmacy ARRS funding to address workforce challenges

Sector can play a much bigger role in medicines optimisation if right levers are in place, says new report.

28 Jun 2024

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New role will improve communication between pharmacies and GPs in PCNs

NHS England said community pharmacy PCN engagement leads will be the “point of contact” between pharmacies and practices within PCNs.

31 May 2024

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NAPC president: We will never have aligned national contracts

Ash Soni said national contracts “will always be there” but the opportunity for pharmacy is at local level.

06 Mar 2024

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Very few people with pharmacy expertise in ICBs increases queries for LPCs

Budget could be ‘turning point’ for pharmacy but only with proper support

From the Editor: Neighbourhood watch

Labour peer: Government is ‘acting on’ GPs unwilling to refer to Pharmacy First

Pharmacy Magazine In Conversation With podcast – James Roach, Hants & IOW ICB

Report calls for community pharmacy ARRS funding to address workforce challenges

New role will improve communication between pharmacies and GPs in PCNs

NAPC president: We will never have aligned national contracts