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Simon Dukes: Building leverage takes time

The five year funding deal isn't perfect but puts pharmacy on the right course, claims Dukes.

18 Oct 2021 , 2 Min Article

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NHS tells pharmacy sector it’s 'moving too slowly'

The sector risks being left behind when it comes to ICS policy, the NPA warned.

18 Oct 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Report calls for collaboration within new care structures

It calls for more scope for collaboration between pharmacy, primary care networks and ICSs.

27 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Drop in STI diagnoses down to disruption from Covid pandemic

Less STI testing saw the number of diagnoses fall by 32 per cent between 2020 and 2019.

08 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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PCN pharmacist workforce rises 18 per cent in three months

Number of full time PCN pharmacists rose by 18 per cent between March and June.

19 Aug 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Reduced activity during lockdown could mean more falls in the elderly

Reduced strength and balancing activity could increase risk of falls in older people by over 6 per cent

16 Aug 2021 , 1 Min Article

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NHSE: Pharmacy must speak 'as one' to gain power

Community pharmacies need to speak 'as one' to gain greater influence within primary care, a senior NHS England official has said. 

20 Jul 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Demand for pharmacist prescribing rises sharply in Wales

Over 16,000 consultations for pharmacy prescribing services across Wales have taken place in the last four-and-a-half years. 

05 Jul 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy workload rises by 50% in Northern Ireland

Work pressures in Northern Ireland’s community pharmacies have risen by half over the past decade, a new KPMG report indicates. 

18 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Coroner: Suicide risk if pharmacies not involved in safety plans

There is a “risk of future fatalities” if pharmacies not involved in safety plans for young mental health patients at risk of overdose, a coroner says.

15 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Proposals to overhaul LPCs could be ready by autumn

Wide-ranging proposals to restructure the PSNC and LPCs could be put to contractors by the autumn with a possible vote by the end of 2021. 

15 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Covid jabs prevent hospitalisation from Delta strain

Both AZ and Pfizer vaccines over 90 per cent effective against hospitalisation from Delta variant, new PHE analysis reveals for the first time. 

15 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Sertraline price hikes see NHS spend rise fourfold

Massive price hikes to the antidepressant saw the NHS spend over six times more on the drug in 2020-21 compared to the previous year. 

11 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC's FtP performance 'still falling short'

The General Pharmaceutical Council is still failing to hit its performance standards when it comes to dealing with fitness to practice concerns.

08 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Over half of UK adults have now had second Covid vaccination

Vaccination programme remains on track to offer a first dose to all adults by the end of July.

04 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Data points to rapid growth in PCN pharmacist workforce

The number of full-time pharmacist positions being filled in the PCN sector grew more than tenfold in the year to March 2021, NHS data indicates.

25 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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