Rifat Asghar-Hussain

Sometimes I paint. ‘Salaam’ in Arabic which means ‘Peace’.

🏆 Independent Pharmacy of the Year – Sponsored by @HubRx has been awarded to…Shelley’s Pharmacy! Congratulations! vist.ly/46hk4 #CDAwards

BREAKING: IPCN launches insurance at £3k less per year than ‘other providers’ chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/business/… The @IPCNetwork has launched a “tailored” #insurance offering with lower premiums for its members, C+D has learned…

Israel executing paramedics in plain sight. Then burying the ambulances and lying about it as usual. Imagine if any other nation in the world did this. The condemnations would be swift and this itself would be disqualifying. Sickening. May Allah have mercy on these men, and punish the criminals that did this to them.

I can’t stop asking myself how is this happening? How is it that we are seeing people bombarded so heavily they’re being flown into the air? How is this happening? How did a child get shot 355 times? How is this happening? How are media outlets we were made to believe to be credible and filled with seasoned journalists acting as shameless propaganda machines not reporting on medics who were killed and bulldozed? How is this happening? How is it that students who speak up against the beheading of babies and the theft of land deported, threatened and kidnapped while a war criminal is giving speeches and receiving standing ovations? How is this happening? That international institutions are unable to bring aid to a population that is being starved and tortured? How is this happening? That the world watched mothers hold the lifeless bodies of their children and was silent? How is this happening that the world heard the screams of children scared and confused calling out for their parents trapped under their homes and some justified? How is this happening? That there is clearly no limit for what this entity is capable of doing and yet…

‘Since its creation in 2012, NHS England (NHSE) has presided over the systematic dismantling of community pharmacy. What should have been a thriving, accessible healthcare service has instead been suffocated by chronic underfunding.. ‘ linkedin.com/pulse/abolitio…

@JolyonMaugham NHS England has been an abject failure of an organisation. I am hopeful as a healthcare professional that things might get better because they certainly didn't under NHSE.

@dervisgurol @ComPharmEngland @BBCBreaking @SkyNews this is big

Dear @ComPharmEngland Chair, CPE Non-Executive Chair, all elected and appointed CPE Representatives, We, the undersigned, as representatives of independent pharmacy contractors and stakeholders within the community pharmacy sector, are writing to formally request transparency and clarity regarding CPE’s approach to the ongoing funding negotiations with the @DHSCgovuk (DoH), particularly in light of the pending Economic Review of Community Pharmacy. Given the critical nature of these discussions and the financial pressures facing pharmacy contractors, it is essential that any agreement reached is fully informed by the Economic Review’s findings. To ensure full transparency and accountability, we respectfully seek confirmation from CPE on the following key points: 1- That no funding agreement will be signed until the full Economic Review has been released and independently reviewed. 2- That CPE committee members have taken all necessary steps to ensure full compliance with their fiduciary duties. 3- That pharmacy contractors will be given access to key financial modelling before any agreement is finalised. As fiduciary representatives of pharmacy contractors, CPE has a legal and ethical duty to act in the best interests of those it represents. English case law, including Regal (Hastings) Ltd v Gulliver [1942] and Boardman v Phipps [1967], establishes that fiduciaries must avoid conflicts of interest and ensure transparency in financial decisions. Accepting a deal without disclosing the full financial implications to contractors would raise serious governance concerns. Furthermore, should CPE agree to an underfunded settlement that fails to reflect the findings of the Economic Review, this could lead to legal action against both CPE as an organisation and individual committee members. Additionally, we wish to highlight that we are seeking legal advice on the potential for applying for freezing orders (Mareva injunctions) against all individual committee members should a funding deal be accepted that knowingly underfunds the sector. English courts have a clear precedent for freezing personal assets in cases where there is a risk that individuals may attempt to avoid liability (Mareva Compania Naviera SA v International Bulkcarriers SA [1975]). The recent case of Barclays Bank plc v Scott Dylan & Others [2024] demonstrates the serious consequences of breaching fiduciary responsibilities, where individuals faced custodial sentences for violating asset-freezing orders. We formally request a response to this letter by 06/03/2025, outlining CPE’s position on these critical issues. Given the urgency of this matter, we trust that CPE will act transparently and in the best interests of the contractors it represents. We as @IPCNetwork look forward to your response.

*Urgent*

@Keir_Starmer What thriving high street? The last bastions of all high streets were pharmacies and post offices. They are in serious danger of collapsing without URGENT support. My Pharmacy is in need of CPR

NO DEAL WITH FALSE HOPES: TIME TO STAND UP! @IPCNetwork is standing firm: @ComPharmEngland negotiation committee must not agree to any deal based on empty promises that things will improve next year. Next year’s deal will be a three-year contract, we cannot afford another bad deal. 🔹 Any agreement must be directly linked to yearly inflation and NLW increases, no more funding cuts disguised as "support." 🔹 No CPE Representative should be pressured into accepting a deal that simply kicks the can down the road. The false hope of "a better deal next year" is a trap we refuse to fall into again. 🔹 Community pharmacy has been bullied for 15 years, this ends now. IPCN will continue fighting until CPE listens. We call on all CPE Representatives: Do NOT sign a deal that sells out our future. Community pharmacy must stand united. #NoMoreFalsePromises #FairFundingNow #PharmacyDeservesBetter #IPCN @AbuFeizah @PrabSC90 @DHSCgovuk @wesstreeting @NHSEngland @IPAPharmacy @NPA1921 @LeylaHannbeck @nkpharmacy @MikeHewitson1 @ComPharmWaqas @ChemistDruggist @drugsbymitesh

@IPCNetwork we must keep pushing! No deal should be agreed without contractor approval! The NDA must be lifted before the final stage of negotiations! Economic Review must be published before any agreement is signed! @ComPharmEngland linkedin.com/posts/dervis-a…

@dervisgurol @reeyah1 @IPCNetwork @ComPharmEngland @ComPharmEngland I respect the organisation, but this is too big a deal to allow anyone to negotiate a deal without having the ER published. It’s likely to be the evidence we need to secure a fair deal & it’s in the best interest of the public because safety is being compromised

@Pharmacist68794 @dervisgurol @IPCNetwork @ComPharmEngland @Community @ComPharmEngland

@dervisgurol @IPCNetwork @ComPharmEngland The small independent pharmacy contractor has been ignored for too long. It's about time ALL representatives @Community Pharmacy England took notice of the little guy not wearing a suit in The Office

@IPCNetwork members are emailing their @ComPharmEngland Reps. Reps are there, as elected individuals to represent us, the way we wish to be represented. Let us be clear, if any Rep decides to ignore their constitutents, just remember, CPE elections are coming. #NoSeatisSafe

⁦@IPCNetwork⁩ & other independent pharmacy owners, representing 50% of England’s pharmacy network will seek legal advice on a no-confidence vote in ⁦@ComPharmEngland⁩ unless it commits to: 1- NO DEAL until Economic Review is Published! linkedin.com/posts/dervis-a…

HSCC give @NHS 2-week deadline for economic analysis update ow.ly/eKzT50V7NPN @CommonsHealth has asked NHS England to respond by March 14 on when the community pharmacy economic analysis will be finished, if it will publish it in full, and if not, why it won’t #Pharmacy

‼️ “You can’t stay flat for six years and increase national insurance and living wage…pharmacies will start running out of cash.” Today we are warning of a financial cliff edge for pharmacies in April without urgent action from the government independent.co.uk/news/health/a-…

@FionaAnnBennett @theancientartof @richardosman If you’ve had it a few times, and you knew the process, why did you call the pharmacy?

@theancientartof @richardosman I've had pharyngitis a few times and it eventually goes so this really was an unnecessary prescription 😕

I can't help feeling that Boots are sounding slightly passive-aggressive here.

⁦@ComPharmEngland⁩ recent statement is deeply concerning. By claiming they’ve seen “all the details of the work to date,” they’re implying full access to the report when it seems NHS England and the DoH have only provided a snippet. linkedin.com/posts/dervis-a…