In July 2019, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC), NHS England & NHS Improvement and the Department of Health and Social Care agreed a five-year deal for community pharmacies. GPC contacted the PSNC following some reports about practices being approached by patients about diabetic checks. The PSNC has now produced a web page outlining how these changes are relevant to GPs, including a briefing document which summarises the changes that would be of particular interest to practices. GPC will also be meeting with the PSNC to discuss how these changes impact on practices.
The LMC engages regularly with the local pharmaceutical committee ( LPC) on these changes and other areas of mutual interest.