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Dec. 1, 2024

NHS News: GP Contract threatened; Pharmacies threatened; and whatever else

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In this edition of NHS news:

  • The GP Partnership contract under threat
  • The survival of high street pharmacies under threat
  • Pharmacy First Update
  • And more. 

Presented by Irina and Si

Irina is a Clinical Pharmacist by background and Simon is a Paramedic by background and  an Advanced Clinical Practitioner.  Representing Primary Care UK, they discuss what these news headlines mean for us working in the front line.

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Chapters

00:48 - Introduction

02:36 - Partnerships and funding

08:48 - The NI burden

10:48 - Pharmacies' survival struggle

14:28 - Pharmacy First & Self care

20:30 - Other updates

24:46 - Final comments