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July 17th 2026

Rural ICBs to trial single national formulary

At least eight rural ICBs will be the first to implement the new Single National Formulary, NHS England has announced The briefing announces that four therapy areas will be subject to the new standardised categorisation system in a 13 ICB trial by D

July 13th 2026

DDA renews call for EPS funding after new dispensing fee analysis

Continual assertions by the DHSC that the dispensing fee covers expenses such as the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) are wearing thin, the DDA has said in light of new dispensing fee analysis. Across Great Britain, GP negotiators have made eff

June 29th 2026

Dispensing practice exclusion raised by thought-leader

An e-letter  from health commentator Roy Lilley raises questions whether dispensing GPs were considered in the planning of the new Meningitis B vaccination programme.  In this, he asks: “Were the needs of patients who receive th

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June 4th 2026

New Welsh chiefs pledge support for rural areas and GPs

In their first speeches to the Welsh Senedd, the Plaid Cymru first minister and Cabinet health minster have pledged support for rural areas, and for GPs. First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth told the Senedd that his ambition was that people in rural Wale

June 3rd 2026

Dispensing GP clawback raised in Parliament

Dispensing GP clawback has been raised in Parliament. In a debate on community pharmacies  Dr Luke Evans Hinckley and Bosworth (Con) described dispensing practices as “part of the real fabric of the community network”. He pointed ou

May 29th 2026

"It's the Golden hour" for dispensing GPs

"It's the 'Golden hour' to engage with the new health secretary." That's the call to action from Suffolk Coastal MP and Chair of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG) Jenny Riddell-Carpenter in the latest episode of the DDA Podcast. In th

May 22nd 2026

Scotland and Wales appoint health chiefs

Key political appointments to health and to rural resilience have been made following the Scottish and Welsh elections. Following Plaid Cymru’s historic victory in the Welsh Senedd elections on May 7,  Mabon ap Gwynfor (Gwynedd Maldwyn, p

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