Political News Archives | Dispensing Doctors' Association

June 11th 2024

Conservatives pledge rural NHS focus

For the first time the NHS Constitution will reflect the bespoke healthcare needs of rural and coastal communities and the need for the NHS to tailor services accordingly. That is a key pledge from the Conservatives in their 2024 Manifesto. The man

June 11th 2024

LIbDems pledge financial support for rural surgeries

Special funding for rural GPs is among the election pledges voiced by the Lib Dems in their 2024 election manifesto In the election document, the Lib Dems have pledged to create a Strategic Small Surgeries Fund to sustain services in rural and remot

May 29th 2024

MPs call for overhaul of NHS reimbursement

Reimbursement for NHS dispensing should be a priority for an independent review, MPs have told Government in a new report. Pharmacy, published by the Health and Social Care Committee, highlights criticisms of current reimbursement mechanisms. Among

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May 23rd 2024

DDA publishes 2024 election briefing

DDA Chairman Dr Richard West has published a 2024 general election briefing. In the briefing, Dr West speaks about the challenges facing dispensing GPs as we approach this watershed moment in political history. The briefing acknowledges the challeng

May 17th 2024

Welsh SMs call for rural GP premium

Opposition politicians have called for a rural GP premium in Wales, in a debate on GP practices and funding. In the Senedd debate, Welsh Lib Dem leader Jane Dodds highlighted the increased costs of GP service delivery in rural areas, due t

May 15th 2024

Rural Scottish patients warn against 'one-size-fits-all' policies

“There needs to be more effort to look at the impact of people in rural areas when [policy] decisions are made,” rural patients have told the Scottish Government’s Remote and Rural Healthcare inquiry. Referring specifically to vacc

May 15th 2024

Scotland reveals extent of remote and rural GP crisis

A crisis in rural and remote general practice in Scotland has been raised in Parliament by Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con). Responding to BMA Scotland research showing practices at risk of financial collapse, White explained that over the pas