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RPS posts operating deficit for 2019 but revenue up

Total revenue up by £73,000 to £23.45m, with Pharmaceutical Press, at £17.82m, remaining by far the largest revenue earner

24 Jun 2020

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Over 130 NI pharmacies using PDM for volunteer deliveries

Pro Delivery Manager has been integrated into the volunteer delivery scheme to ensure people shielding get their medicines.

23 Jun 2020

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Lockdown shifts online shoppers towards medicines

Medicines among top categories for first time purchase on Amazon

22 Jun 2020

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New app coming to help those with type 2 diabetes

NHS England appoints a Newcastle-based tech company Changing Health to deliver diabetes support programme

22 Jun 2020

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GPhC: review risk assessments in light of BAME Covid-19 risk

GPhC reminds pharmacy owners that they have a responsibility to identify and manage risks

22 Jun 2020

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Rosemont sold to private equity firm Inflexion

Private equity firm Inflexion has bought liquid medicines specialists Rosemont Pharmaceuticals from Perrigo  

22 Jun 2020

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Lloyds offers £38k for those on provisional register

LloydsPharmacy offers pharmacy pre-regs eligible for provisional registration £38,480 plus a clinical support programme

22 Jun 2020

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Simon Stevens visits pharmacy to mark CPCS milestone

NHS chief Simon Stevens marked the fact pharmacies in England have processed over 300k CPCS referrals. 

19 Jun 2020

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Upfront payment scheme for antibiotics underway

Two contracts out to tender to develop new medicines which will be paid for by a ‘subscription-style’ payment model.

17 Jun 2020

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AZ does distribution deals for Oxford Covid vaccine

AstraZeneca has reached an agreement to supply up to 400 million doses of the University of Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine currently being trialled. 

17 Jun 2020

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Welsh pharmacies get extra £18m in three-year deal

Multi-year deal and more money for community pharmacy contractors in Wales as transformation programme gathers pace after Covid pause.

17 Jun 2020

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NPA: Give MPs oversight of hub & spoke bill

The NPA says a Bill allowing changes to the law on medicines supply must be subject to parliamentary scrutiny.

15 Jun 2020

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Jersey pharmacy 'first to launch Covid antibody testing'

A Jersey community pharmacy claims it has become the first in the UK to launch a coronavirus antibody testing service.

10 Jun 2020

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Scottish pharmacies to roll out video consultations

All Health Boards in Scotland are being asked to roll out the use of the NHS Near Me video consultation service to community pharmacy in the coming weeks.

10 Jun 2020

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'Confusion' over Rowlands' PPE policy for locums

Rowlands Pharmacy says that a message apparently sent by the company to locum pharmacists advising them they would need to bring their own PPE to bookings was the result of “confusion”.

08 Jun 2020

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Contractors 'should review test & trace readiness'

Pharmacy owners should carry out risk assessments and review their business continuity plans to prevent closures, says the GPhC.

08 Jun 2020

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