dispensing doctor’s association
18 Feb 2025
Shaping the rural health service
Health and Wellbeing Boards across England are currently preparing a document that shapes the delivery of NHS pharmaceutical services such as dispensing medicines. The new documents will be published in...
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02 Dec 2024
Rural Services Network Seminar Recap: A Focus on Rural Health and Care
The Rural Services Network (RSN) proudly hosted its final seminar of the year last week, focusing on the crucial topic of Rural Health and Care. This online event brought together...
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11 Nov 2024
Dispensing Doctors’ Association Lobbies Health Secretary Over GP NI Payments
The Dispensing Doctors’ Association (DDA) Chairman Dr Richard West has written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over incoming changes to employers’ NI contributions affecting GPs. Following confirmation that GPs will...
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23 Oct 2024
The Dispensing Doctors’ Association launch (RAMP UP) campaign
The Dispensing Doctors’ Association has launched the Rural Access to Medicines and Pharmacy Services Under Pressure (RAMP UP) campaign. This calls for politicians to use their voice to secure fair...
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26 Jul 2024
Time to #Saveoursugeries
Dispensing Doctors’ Association Board member Dr Fiona Porter met recently to challenge shadow health minister for Wales Sam Rowlands on the pressures facing rural GP practices in Wales, including dispensing...
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18 Apr 2024
April Edition of Casebook from the Rural Health and Care Alliance
April 2024 Edition In this edition of Casebook it’s all about events! Whether they be past or still to come, online or in person there’s plenty on offer from grassroot...
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02 Feb 2024
Geographical narcissism. Urbansplaining.
Geographical narcissism. Urbansplaining. These are terms for when people in cities tell people in rural areas what is good for them – and we need to stop doing that. Those...
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24 Oct 2023
Dispensing Doctors’ Association urges rural politicians to correct ongoing health inequalities in rural areas
Dispensing Doctors’ Association urges rural politicians to correct ongoing health inequalities in rural areas In a new ‘Call to Action’ to rural MPs, AMs and MSPs, the DDA calls on...
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27 Jul 2023
It’s definitely time to ‘Save Our Surgeries’
BMA Cymru Wales finds that over the past 10 years: The number of patients registered at GP practices in Wales has increased by 93,317 (2.9 per cent) The number of...
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02 Feb 2023
The unintended consequences of urban-centric health politics
Policy announcements by NHS England aim to improve patients’ access to NHS healthcare services. However, the following are just a few examples of how well-intentioned policy can have unforeseen side...
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