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February 21st 2025

Government commits to rural-proofed health services

The Government has committed to create a more equitable healthcare system that "leaves no person or community behind", health minister Ashley Dalton (West Lancashire) has said in Parliament. In response to a parliamentary question from Tony Vaughan

February 12th 2025

DDA to raise reimbursement challenges in Parliament

The DDA will follow up a parliamentary question asked about dispensing GP reimbursement, to address confusion between reimbursement and remuneration. In the question, Nick Timothy MP (Conservative West Suffolk) asked the Secretary of State for Healt

January 30th 2025

Urban centrism challenged in Scottish Parliament

Urban centric health policies have been criticised in the Scottish Government. MSP Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) slammed the Government by saying: “It continues to design and deliver services with urban areas in mind.” Lookin

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January 29th 2025

MPs highlight redirected GP funds in NHSE critique

NHSE ambitions to move more care from hospitals to the community have stalled due to a redirection of funds away from providers such as GP practices.   Publishing a report into NHS financial sustainability, government watchdog the Public Accoun

January 22nd 2025

Scottish GPs voice vaccination service fears after a child dies

GPs in Scotland have voiced their belief that removing vaccination services from GPs resulted in the death of a child. In a members’ business debate in the Scottish Parliament, MSPs heard how GPs felt that the death could be blamed on a lack o

January 20th 2025

DDA contacts MPs and MSPs over dispensing GPs' financial crisis

The DDA has contacted MPs and MSPs to send them a Whistlestop guide to the financial crisis affecting dispensing GPs. This explains how complex regulations are forcing pharmacies and dispensing GPs to dispense medications to patients at a financial

January 15th 2025

MPs launch medicines shortages inquiry

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy has launched an inquiry into the impact of medicines shortages in England, the contributing factors and potential solutions.   This inquiry comes in response to the growing concerns surroundi

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