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Questions remain on pharmacy volunteer indemnity

Recent assurances for pharmacies on the use of volunteers to provide services only apply to issues of misconduct, lawyers have said.

16 Apr 2020

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Pharmacist arrested for selling Covid-19 tests to public

A Croydon pharmacist has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling Covid-19 testing kits and had £20,000 seized.

15 Apr 2020

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RPS: Pharmacy staff covered by assault legislation

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says all pharmacy staff are covered by the provisions of the Assaults on Emergency Workers Act 2018.

14 Apr 2020

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Multiples urged to adopt zero tolerance abuse policy

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has called on the UK’s leading pharmacy chains to adopt a zero tolerance approach to abuse.

14 Apr 2020

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Boots announces temporary closure of 60 pharmacies

London sees 25 temporary store closures with another 35 across the UK

09 Apr 2020

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CPS clarifies funding for Easter opening in Scotland

...and allocates £700 per pharmacy to cover costs of PPE and protective measures

09 Apr 2020

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Masks ordered from wholesalers a Covid cost

All major wholesalers are being restocked with surgical masks - purchases will be recognised as Covid-related

09 Apr 2020

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EDF engineers lend Boots a hand with deliveries

Over 70 EDF engineers volunteer to help with prescription deliveries

09 Apr 2020

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One in five LloydsPharmacy staff self-isolating

LloydsPharmacy boss calls for Covid-19 testing for pharmacy staff

09 Apr 2020

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NHSE and PSNC agree funding for Easter opening

Pharmacies opening on Easter bank holidays will receive £750 for a three hour session 

09 Apr 2020

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All pharmacies in Northern Ireland receive PPE visors

All community pharmacies in Northern Ireland are being issued with protective visors to provide “an extra level of protection”.

08 Apr 2020

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Birmingham pair sentenced for selling medicines illegally online

Sentences follow a three-year investigation by MHRA into the illegal sale of medicines through website.

06 Apr 2020

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Frustration at Easter opening instruction to pharmacies

All pharmacies in England are to open from 2pm to 5pm on Good Friday and Easter Monday without any additional payment, said NHSE&I.

06 Apr 2020

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NHSE reassurances on clinical negligence indemnity

Two existing indemnity schemes have been bolstered by the Coronavirus Act 2020.

06 Apr 2020

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PDA: Treatment of 2020 pre-reg trainees 'cannot be repeated'

PDA chair Mark Koziol has spoken of pre-registration pharmacists’ “anguish” at having their training disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

06 Apr 2020

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Charities badly hit by Covid-19 warns Coeliac UK

The Covid-19 pandemic is drying up health charities’ income streams, Coeliac UK said as it launched an urgent funding appeal.

03 Apr 2020

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