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PSNC Dukes: 'We're not the rolling over committee'

PSNC chief Simon Dukes has said the negotiator will be prepared to walk away from any inadequate funding deal proposed by the Government.

04 Sep 2020

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Tackle competition over flu jabs, Hancock urged

Hancock should seek to minimise competition between GP practices and community pharmacies over the provision of flu jabs, a Tory MP says. 

02 Sep 2020

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Covid-19 €“ recognising the new normal

We examine the seven types of coronavirus that infect humans. 

20 Aug 2020

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CCA tells LPC members to promote its views on representation

CCA tells its local pharmaceutical committee representatives they are to promote the views of member companies on the Wright review. 

14 Aug 2020

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Wealth and riches in lockdown

This year’s Sunday Times Rich List revealed that wealthy figures in the pharmaceuticals industry will benefit from Covid-19.

13 Aug 2020

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Contractors get 2k per month for Pharmacy First Plus service

Community pharmacy contractors in Scotland will receive a monthly fee of £2,000 for offering the new Pharmacy First Plus service, it has been revealed. 

12 Aug 2020

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Covid infection rates were falling in early July

REACT-1 study results give snapshot of Covid situation in late June and early July as lockdown started to ease.

06 Aug 2020

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PDA asks GPhC if it will examine non-reporting of Covid infections

The PDA writes to the GPhC to ask if it will investigate why no pharmacy employer has reported occupational Covid infections.

04 Aug 2020

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Community pharmacy vaccinations on the rise worldwide

Community pharmacy-based vaccinations are rapidly increasing worldwide, with almost twice as many people able to be immunised in a pharmacy compared to four years ago.

04 Aug 2020

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NHS to train community pharmacists in mental health drive

The Government has announced plans to train and recruit 50 community-based mental health pharmacists in England as part of the new NHS People Plan.

31 Jul 2020

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Researchers to study role of pharmacy during pandemic

Researchers at Aston University will study the role community pharmacy teams play during epidemics.

30 Jul 2020

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GPhC defends antibody test ban

It is “legitimate and appropriate” for the GPhC to take action over 'retail issues' chief executive Duncan Rudkin has claimed.

30 Jul 2020

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LPC reforms may spark power struggle, warns NPA integration lead

Michael Lennox, the NPA's local integration lead, is concerned professor Wright’s reforms could lead to a power struggle. 

16 Jul 2020

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GPhC to 'blind' FtP hearings to avoid racial bias

The GPhC will trial a system aimed at ensuring its regulation is fair and unhindered by unconscious bias.

15 Jul 2020

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RPS does not know ethnic breakdown of membership

GDPR restrictions are reportedly stopping the professional body from understanding the ethnic breakdown of its membership. 

14 Jul 2020

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Public perception of pharmacy improved during Covid-19

The public’s perception of pharmacy improved during the coronavirus outbreak, according to an NPA survey. 

09 Jul 2020

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