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All valproate products now classified as special containers

New reimbursement procedures for valproate-containing medicines announced

04 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy workload, wellbeing and patient safety report published

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Pharmacist Support call for employers to be supported to “actively look at managing workload."

04 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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RPS supports pharmacy technicians using PGDs but with caveats

The professional leadership body said they should do so but only once they have received the “right training, education and workplace support.”

03 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Alliance Healthcare raise over £100k for three charities

Money was raised for Action Medical Research, Vitamin Angels UK and the Theodora Children’s Charity.

03 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Britons not making use of free health checks, research indicates

Four in 10 attend no health checks while smear test attendance is well below European average

02 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Free EHC now available to all women from Cornwall pharmacies

Council to fund free pharmacy EHC provision for all 'regardless of age'

02 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Independents celebrated at Independent Pharmacy Awards

The awards, which brought together luminaries from pharmacy, politics and the wider NHS, saw six winners presented with accolades.

02 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Action plan needed after damning pharmacy workforce equality report

According to NHE England’s report, BAME pharmacy team members experience more discrimination, harassment and poorer career progression than white staff.

28 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Most deprived in England won’t be smokefree until 2050

The Government is set to miss its smokefree target for the most deprived in society by at least 20 years.

28 Sep 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Police search for man who exposed himself in three North-East pharmacies

The man reportedly asked a member of staff for a private chat before exposing himself in the consultation room.

27 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Business focus: Improving independents

In the first of a series of articles, we look at how Meditech's technology is improving Prestwich Pharmacy's operations.

27 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Learning disability and autism training for pharmacists must be mandatory

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has called for all pharmacists to undertake mandatory training.

26 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Shadow health minister visits pharmacy in the West Midlands

The shadow minister for primary care and public health Preet Kaur Gill visited Eason’s Pharmacy in Tamworth.

26 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Countdown is on for National Care Records switchover

The Summary Care Record application portal will be replaced by NCRS on Friday. Are you ready?

26 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC meets majority of PSA standards but fitness-to-practise concerns persist

For the fifth year in a row, the GPhC failed to meet the PSA’s standard for timeliness when it came to fitness-to-practise.

25 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Bodies urge government to support pharmacy students financially

Pharmacy bodies expressed their disappointment over the government’s decision to exclude pharmacy students from its Learning Support Fund.

25 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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