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Press Activity:

  • Listen to our Policy & PR Pharmacist Sarah Scott on RADIO SCOTLAND Mornings with Kaye Adams.

    Sarah and Kaye discuss primary care funding as part of NHS reform and the recent pressures affecting community pharmacy in Scotland.

    Please Note: Sarah’s piece can be found from time marker 09:08. The content is only available for 30 days from publishing.

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  • 'Real-life drama': Pharmacy treats acute asthma attack during TV interview

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  • Matt Barclay appears on Good Morning Scotland on BBC Sounds to discuss the Employee National Insurance hike on community pharmacy. (around 1 hour 35)

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  • Community Pharmacy Scotland has published an initial update to the initial list of adjusted prices for November.    

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  • Sarah Scott, policy and PR pharmacist at Community Pharmacy Scotland, welcomed the pilot, saying “it is a natural extension of our well-established national women’s health services”.

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  • Scottish pharmacies get £13m funding boost in ‘long-awaited’ deal

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  • Community Pharmacy Scotland has accepted a £13.2m uplift

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  • Global sum up £13m for Scottish pharmacies in new funding deal

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  • Scottish Government ‘tightening the purse strings,’ CPS warns contractors

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  • Roundtable: Six months of Pharmacy First

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Sarah Scott discusses Community Pharmacy Funding Pressures with Kaye Adams - BBC Radio Scotland
Sarah Scott discusses Community Pharmacy Funding Pressures with Kaye Adams - BBC Radio Scotland

Listen to our Policy & PR Pharmacist Sarah Scott on RADIO SCOTLAND Mornings with Kaye Adams.

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Publishes Medicines Shortages Report
Royal Pharmaceutical Society Publishes Medicines Shortages Report

CPS were delighted to be invited to the drop-in session at the Scottish Parliament hosted by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) to showcase their recently published UK Medicine Shortages Report.

CEO’s Insights: Primary Care Alliance Urges Government Action on Employee National Insurance Hike to Protect Community Pharmacy  
CEO’s Insights: Primary Care Alliance Urges Government Action on Employee National Insurance Hike to Protect Community Pharmacy  

We have taken a stand along with our primary care colleagues in Scotland to address the looming financial burden that is the hike in employers' National Insurance (NI) contributions announced by the UK Government last month.

Press Release: Joint Stakeholder Communications - NHS Primary Care
Press Release: Joint Stakeholder Communications - NHS Primary Care

We want to make you aware of a joint letter that Community Pharmacy Scotland, along with our colleagues in general practice, dentistry, and optometry, has sent to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance.

CPS Presents at Norwegian Pharmacy Conference
CPS Presents at Norwegian Pharmacy Conference

Our Policy and PR Pharmacist attended the Norsk Farmasoytisk Selskap Pharmacy Conference in Oslo last Thursday where she gave a presentation on NHS Pharmacy First Scotland.