Prescription charges
Policy Consultation 10 March 2005
Comment from the Department of Health, the Conservatives and the National Pharmaceutical Association.
National Pharmaceutical Association
Government Affairs Website
National Pharmaceutical Association: Welcome
Government Affairs Website Page
Forum Brief: Missed GP Appointments
Policy Consultation 28 August 2003
Patients who miss their appointments should cover the cost, according to more than two thirds of doctors surgeries.
Forum Brief: Pharmacy market
Policy Consultation 13 August 2003
A report by the New Economics Foundation has warned that government plans to increase competition in the pharmacy market could "trigger the slow death" of traditional high street chemists.
John D'Arcy - chief executive of the National Pharmaceutical Association
Stakeholder Interview 18 July 2003
Question: What was your response to the government's proposals?
Forum Brief: Pharmacy market
Policy Consultation 17 July 2003
The government has responded to a controversial Office of Fair Trading report proposing a shake-up of the UK pharmacy market.