NEWS CPS NEWS CPO ROSE MARIE PARR TO RETIRE IN JULY
Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) has announced that funding for Scottish pharmacies will be increased by almost £5 million in 2020-21 as part of the new three- year deal.
That means that the money available to community pharmacy in Scotland will increase by £4.586m from £183.559m in 2019-20 to £188.148m in April 2020. The funding will also increase by 2.5 per cent each financial year – next year increasing by £4.6m, after an increase last year of £2.6m, under the latest three-year agreement.
‘The CPS Board were pleased to finalise this three-year deal,’ said CPS CEO, Professor Harry McQuillan, ‘a first for the pharmacy network, with Rose Marie Parr and her team. This agreement provides stability and predictability for the community pharmacy network, Scottish Government and NHS Health Boards, allowing adequate time and space to develop and embed pharmaceutical care services. Community pharmacy now has a real opportunity to focus on making a success of the NHS Pharmacy First service, alongside developing a coherent career framework and independent prescribing strategy for community pharmacy. These opportunities, alongside the initial investment on offer, recognises the value of pharmacy teams and the network within primary care and gives a platform on which we can build. We look forward to working collaboratively with stakeholders to realise these ambitions in the coming years.’
The new deal was welcomed by, among others, the National Pharmacy Association.
‘This is a vote of confidence in Scottish community pharmacy,’ said NPA Chief Executive, Mark Lyonette, ‘and will lead to a significant improvement in patient access to NHS healthcare. The Scottish Government, pharmacy negotiators and pharmacy teams across Scotland are working in partnership to develop services in line with a clear strategy and that is to be applauded.’
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Scotland’s Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Rose Marie Parr, is to retire from her role in July.
The news was announced in a tweet by Health Secretary, Jeane Freeman.
‘Rose Marie Parr has made a significant and valuable contribution as Chief Pharmaceutical Officer over the past five years,’ Ms Freeman tweeted. ‘In her time, she has provided consistent leadership and has been an exemplary CPO. I wish her the very best for her retirement when it comes at the end of July.’
Professor Parr was appointed as Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for Scotland in April 2015. She was previously chair of the Scottish Pharmacy Board of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) and chair of the General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC’s) Board of Assessors, which oversees the registration assessment.
She has also held posts in hospital pharmacy and roles at NHS Education for Scotland. Rose Marie also holds
Rose Marie Parr recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Contribution to Pharmacy Pratice pictured with Professor Harry McQuillan and Bernard Stottelaar
honorary professorships at both Scottish schools of pharmacy – Strathclyde University and Robert Gordon University.
In April, Professor Parr will be one of three new Council members appointed to the governing body of the GPhC. Professor Parr, along with Selina Ullah and Yousaf Ahmad, will replace Alan Kershaw, Digby Emson
OBE and Evelyn McPhail, who are standing down after two terms on the Council.
‘I am delighted to announce the appointments of Rose Marie, Selina and Yousaf,’ said GPhC Chair, Nigel Clarke. ‘Each of them brings a wealth of high-level experience and expertise – they will be valuable assets to the Council.’
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