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DDA Chairman supports Rural Penalty report findings

Dr Richard West, chairman of the Dispensing Doctors' Association (DDA), has written to the national press following the recent report, The Rural Penalty In his letter, he writes: Sir, Congratulations to the authors of the latest report from

October 14th 2026

Pharmacy services should also be commissioned from dispensing GPs, MPs conclude

When services are commissioned through community pharmacies, these practices should also be commissioned to deliver them where they have the skills and capacity to do so. This should be built into national programmes, particularly vaccinations and pu

October 13th 2026

DHSC pledges consideration of rural issues in Carr-Hill formula review

Recommendations for review of the Carr-Hill formula are with the Department for consideration, including how to target resources more effectively, pharmacy minister Dame Diana Johnson has said. In a written answer to Central Suffolk and North Ipswic

September 24th 2026

September 18th 2026

DDA raises rural injustice at rural conference

Dispensing patients’ lack of access to Pharmacy First-type services was raised by the DDA at this week’s Rural Services Network (RSN) National Rural Conference 2026. Speaking to health service commissioners, a DDA spokesman pointed out t

September 16th 2026

Rural connectivity is about more than Broadband

“If Government wants good growth in every postcode, rural postcodes need to be part of the plan.” That is the call from the Rural Services Network (RSN) which hosts its National Rural Conference 2026 this week (September 14-17), attended

July 21st 2026

Yvette Cooper takes over top health post

Yvette Cooper will take over as health and social care secretary, replacing the previous, short-lived post holder James Murray. In the recent reshuffle following the appointment of Andy Burnham as prime minister, Cooper takes the top health departme