The article reports on the 1 million extra fund agreement for pharmacies in their minor ailment services in Northern Ireland. Pharmacists will get 10.04 for each of the first 500 patients treated under the latest deal and all additional consulting will be paid from 6.54 to 9.04. According to ...
The article reports on the move of Northern Ireland Health Minister Michael McGimpsey in urging local pharmacists to stop their boycott of minor ailments services. The move has been developed despite the growth of the support for the protest among local patients. McGimpsey has also indicated the...
Community pharmacists have ended their boycott of the minor ailments service in Northern Ireland following a pay settlement with the government.Pharmacists pulled out of providing the service in August 2008 after rejecting a proposed enhanced service agreement that was linked to a cap of 1,300 ...
The author reflects on the support given by contractors to Pharmaceutical Contractors Committee (PCC) for an overwhelming endorsement of PCC's position on the Northern Ireland minor ailments scheme (NI-MAS). She relates the pharmacists' challenged with the Department of Health, Social Services and ...