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March 31st 2025

England & Wales: Third March update

The Department of Health and Social Care has published a third update to the initial list of March concessions.  This update adds 11 items.  DDA members can download a fully updated spreadsheet of the March updates.

March 31st 2025

Pharmacy secures "largest" funding uplift of whole NHS

The DDA will press the Government to increase dispensing fees for dispensing GPs, following a 30 per cent increase in pharmacy contract funding. The deal for 2024/25 and 2025/26 sees community pharmacy receive the largest uplift in funding across th

March 26th 2025

Hub and spoke legislation to be laid

Legislation to enable hub and spoke dispensing will be laid in the coming weeks to come into force later this year, health minister Stephen Kinnock has said. The chosen model for hub and spoke is the spoke-hub-spoke model where the dispensary suppli

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March 25th 2025

Prescription charges rolled over for now

The Government has yet to conclude consideration of any increases to prescription charges and prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs) for 2025/26. The current charges will therefore roll over into April 2025. The DDA will update dispensary

March 21st 2025

Drug Tariff updates

The Department of Health and Social Care has published a second update to the initial list of March concessions.  This update adds 10 items to the four rolled over prices from February. Community Pharmacy Scotland has also  published

March 19th 2025

England & Wales: initial March update

The Department of Health and Social Care has made an initial update to the initial list of March concessions.  This update adds 31 items to the four rolled over prices from February. DDA members can download a fully updated spreadsheet&nb

March 18th 2025

Pharmacies to cut opening hours and services in protest move

In an unprecedented move, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has called for 6,000 member pharmacies in England to reduce opening hours and services from April 1. The proposed action is in protest about the absence of a financial settlement that

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