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RPS president: Board members should have maximum term limits

RPS president Sandra Gidley says board members should be allowed to serve three non-consecutive three-year terms.

06 Feb 2020

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Exemption checking rollout 'will save many staff hours'

Real time exemption checking allowing pharmacies to check patients' entitlement to free prescriptions is to go national. 

06 Feb 2020

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Cutting costs leads to profit boost for Lloyds parent company

LloydsPharmacy parent company McKesson saw a 16 per cent profit rise in its European division in the most recent financial quarter.

05 Feb 2020

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Alcohol behind 360k hospital admissions in 2018-19

Alcohol consumption was the biggest cause of more than 350,000 hospital admissions in 2018-19.

05 Feb 2020

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Pharmacy2U application for 7m dispensing site refused by NHS

The NHS refuses Pharmacy2U’s application to have a new dispensing facility in Leicester included on the pharmaceutical list.

05 Feb 2020

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All change at RPS Scotland

Director and deputy to retire in 2020.

04 Feb 2020

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Signs of success with MenB vaccination programme

Infant vaccination against group B meningococcal disease (MenB) has resulted in a significant decline in cases.

04 Feb 2020

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Go compare €“ burden of disease in England

England outperforms other home nations in most areas of disease burden.

04 Feb 2020

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Pharmacists offered 'fast-track' medical degrees under Brexit plans

The government is planning to offer pharmacists and paramedics a fast-track conversion course to retrain as doctors.

04 Feb 2020

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Save money by merging LPCs say trade bodies

Pharmacy trade bodies recommend a reduction in the number of LPCs to save money and improve support.

03 Feb 2020

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Pharmacy leads elected for 40 PCNs in North East London

The elected pharmacy leads for 40 primary care networks in North East London have been revealed.

03 Feb 2020

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Coronavirus public information campaign launched across the UK

A public campaign has been launched to advise people on how to protect themselves from infection from the coronavirus.

03 Feb 2020

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Lower income families less likely to recognise cancer risks

Individuals from a lower-income household brackets have been found less likely to recognise cancer risk factors.

03 Feb 2020

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Pharmacies still failing to meet safety standards, warns PDA

The PDA warns many UK pharmacies are still failing to meet key patient safety standards such as adequate staffing levels.

03 Feb 2020

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NHS forced into rethink on PCN service specs

GPs reject draft service specifications.

31 Jan 2020

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HIV transmission rate continues to fall

UK on the way to reaching goal of eliminating HIV transmission by 2030.

31 Jan 2020

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