Political News Archives | Dispensing Doctors' Association

September 21st 2023

Unique role of rural GPs highlighted to politicians

Rural primary care faces disproportionate additional service burdens The National Centre for Rural Health and Care has published a response to the government’s NHS Long Term Workforce Plan highlighting the unique role of rural GPs. NCRHC, whi

September 20th 2023

DDA issues rural Call to Action

Dispensing GPs are urged to lobby local politicians The DDA has issued a Call to Action to rural politicians ahead of next year's elections to remove health inequalities for rural people. At the 2023 annual conference, the DDA will ask delegates to

September 19th 2023

Community pharmacy vision calls for pharmacist-free pharmacies

Supporters say this will level the playing field between pharmacies and dispensing GPs Community pharmacies opening without a pharmacist on site and sustainable changes to control of entry regulations for pharmacies are among the recommendations of

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September 14th 2023

Project Gigabit will never reach some areas, digital czar admits

100% coverage will require "innovative" solutions Broadband czar Sir John Whittingdale has admitted that there will always be areas of the country where commercial superfast Broadband will not be viable. In a debate, the minister for Data

September 13th 2023

Community pharmacy access concerns raised in parliament

Full or part day closures caused by workforce shortages Concerns have been raised in parliament about access to community pharmacies in England, due to temporary closures caused by a lack of pharmacists. Closures can affect part or all of the day,

September 6th 2023

OPD will not increase dispensing costs, minister pledges

Reimbursement discussions still to take place in England Health minister Maria Caulfield has pledged that original pack dispensing will not increase costs for pharmacists. In a debate on the Draft Human Medicines (Amendment Relating to Origina

July 11th 2023

BMA Wales launches Save Our Surgeries campaign

Negotiators call for a GP rescue package The BMA Cymru Wales campaign ‘Save Our Surgeries’ calls on decision makers to commit to a rescue package to support GPs in Wales and their patients. Dispensing practices comprise 17 per cent of a