Andrew Lane

NPA view: All change as new board elected

My term as NPA chair was eventful in the extreme, writes Andrew Lane.

Time to think big and transform the contract, says Lane

The contractual framework is not working for anybody, according to NPA chair, who also calls for independent arbitration to resolve funding disagreements.

NPA calls for emergency £250m funding injection

Pharmacy’s funding woes and failing contract featured strongly at Sigma’s autumn conference

We all need to speak up: people are listening

Community pharmacy has a vital role to play in ICSs – but we need to be pointing that out.

Pharmacy capable of delivering millions of Covid jabs, survey finds

Over 90 per cent of community pharmacists would be eager to take part in an annual Covid-19 booster vaccination programme similar to the flu jab service given the right funding and support, a new survey shows.

Ministers and officials know 'little' about pharmacy

NPA chairman Andrew Lane says conversations he has had with ministers have led him to realise how little they still know about community pharmacy.

It is a privilege to serve the community pharmacy sector

The NPA’s 100th anniversary this year coincides with a period of time that may well be seen as pharmacy’s proudest hour, says chairman Andrew Lane.

Let’s all wish for a new and happier chapter in 2021

By NPA chairman, Andrew Lane.

This has been a year most of us would like to forget but there are some rays of hope for community pharmacy as the news came through that the first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been administered to 90-year-old Margaret Keenan in Coventry. So in the spirit of optimism that seems appropriate on this ‘V Day’, I have identified some rays of hope for community pharmacy too.

Let’s all wish for a new and happier chapter in 2021

By NPA chairman, Andrew Lane.

This has been a year most of us would like to forget but there are some rays of hope for community pharmacy as the news came through that the first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been administered to 90-year-old Margaret Keenan in Coventry. So in the spirit of optimism that seems appropriate on this ‘V Day’, I have identified some rays of hope for community pharmacy too.

The role of community pharmacy in social prescribing

Community pharmacists and their teams can play an important role in ensuring that social prescribing delivers the greatest possible value to the NHS by tackling the social determinants of health.

Neighbourhood health watch

Community pharmacies are a lifeline for people who need healthcare the most, says NPA vice chair and chair of policy and practice, Andrew Lane.