Political News Archives | Dispensing Doctors' Association

December 18th 2023

GPs located in village halls cited in integration wishlist

Lords report touts solutions to better patient outcomes Four key obstacles—structures and organisation, contracts, data-sharing, and workforce - hinder the implementation of integration policies in the health service, according to a new House

December 8th 2023

DH consults on pharmacy supervision

Proposals maintain physical pharmacist presence The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has opened a consultation on proposals to update legislation around the supervision of activities by a pharmacist in a pharmacy. The consultation

December 1st 2023

Scottish GPs vote on fully salaried GP service

Rural LMCs also call for contract 'flex' Scottish GPs will today (December 1) vote on a move to a fully salaried GP service. During the Scottish local medical committee conference being held yesterday and today in Clydebank, GPs will voice dissatis

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November 23rd 2023

LMC Conference receives - but doesn't debate - three dispensing GP motions

DDA added to interface motion Three motions involving dispensing practices were submitted to the Annual Conference of England LMCs – but were not prioritised for debate. The three motions are: KERNOW: Dispensing practices that were slow to re

November 23rd 2023

DDA issues press release outlining financial pressures

Dispensing practices unfairly penalised by Autumn Statement The DDA has issued a press release advising of the financial pressures facing dispensing GPs as a result of yesterday's Autumn Statement, and NHS England Primary Care (GP) Digital Services O

November 23rd 2023

Highland LMC calls for an urgent review of the 2018 GP contract

Highland GPs call for rural contract variations Highland LMC has called for an urgent review of the 2018 GP contract, with a specific focus on contract variations for rural areas, and deep end practices in its response to MSPs debating healthcare in

November 17th 2023

Dame Andrea Leadsom MP takes pharmacy minister role

Reports are coming in from Community Pharmacy England that Dame Andrea Leadsom MP has been appointed as the new minister with responsibility for pharmacy in the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC). She takes over the position of Parliam