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BMA vote to end pharmacy blood pressure checks ‘terribly short-sighted’

National Pharmacy Association chair Nick Kaye criticised doctors in England for voting to stop the service "with immediate effect."

26 Nov 2024

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Superdrug to offer PSA test service in its 80 health clinics

Superdrug to offer PSA blood tests for £79 through its 80 high street health clinics

26 Nov 2024

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Seven arrested as police investigate £350k drug thefts from pharmacies

Five men and two women in custody. Lancashire Police said some of those in custody are pharmacy employees.

26 Nov 2024

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Pharmacies asked to get patients to feedback on Pharmacy First

Community Pharmacy England has teamed up with Healthwatch England to launch an online Pharmacy First patient survey.

26 Nov 2024

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Wales STTT pharmacies supply fewer antibiotics than GPs for sore throat

Pharmacies in Wales providing the NHS-funded sore throat test and treat (STTT) service supplied fewer antibiotics to patients than GPs.

26 Nov 2024

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Public not convinced by weight loss jabs suggests Ipsos survey

The public is split over whether weight-loss injections should be offered on the NHS, with 37 per cent for and 32 per cent opposed.

26 Nov 2024

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GPs vote to demand ‘immediate’ halt to pharmacy hypertension checks

GPs demand end to 'wasteful' case-finding service in move described as 'regrettable'.

25 Nov 2024

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PCN lead buys her second pharmacy in Northumberland

Wylam Pharmacy was bought by Reyhane Kiani, the managing director at Kiani Healthcare Ltd.

25 Nov 2024

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Do men and women use different biological systems to reduce pain?

Females are more likely to become addicted to opioids because they are biologically less responsive to them, research suggests.

25 Nov 2024

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Hancock blames NHSE for community pharmacy’s initial Covid life assurance exclusion

Former health secretary Matt Hancock yesterday played down suggestions the Treasury was responsible during the Covid inquiry.

22 Nov 2024

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NHS England seeks views on central procurement of flu jabs

CPE warns that pharmacy owners “very unlikely” to share commercially sensitive data with commissioner.

21 Nov 2024

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Companies given Westminster access promote first hub and spoke model

Centred Solutions, HubRx and PillTime said their visit “was organised with the support" of Labour MP Sadik Al-Hassan.

21 Nov 2024

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‘Blatant abuse of position’: Diazepam theft pharmacist gets community service

Young pharmacist pleads guilty to unlawful possession and theft of controlled drugs.

20 Nov 2024

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Ulster Unionist peer to lead pharmacists for talks with minister

Lord Rogan and a delegation of pharmacists will talk to Northern Ireland office minister Fleur Anderson about pharmacy funding pressures.

20 Nov 2024

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Pharmacists refusing involvement in assisted dying must refer to ‘appropriate practitioner’, says Labour MP

Sadik Al-Hassan said assisted dying “needs to go down the same route” as contraception whereby pharmacists must refer “if appropriate.”

20 Nov 2024

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Family sells pharmacy in Sheffield having owned business since 1957

Christie & Co, who brokered the deal, said the “standard-hours” pharmacy dispenses an average of 11,332 items a month.

19 Nov 2024

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