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Welsh wonder

The Independent Pharmacist of the Year Carys Spencer is a champion of community pharmacy in Wales.

02 May 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Visits to NHS online sexual health tool rise after bank holidays

Page visits increased from an average of 5,387 in the day following bank holidays in May, June and August last year to 7,414 visits this year.

02 May 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Editor's view: Day Lewis leadership puts RPS to shame

Credit must go to Day Lewis - community pharmacy now needs to make strong policy statements.

02 May 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Interview: Richard Brown

As an independent expert adviser in criminal cases, the Avon LPC chief officer demonstrates pharmacists’ knowledge of medicines is unrivalled.

01 May 2023 , 1 Min Article

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DH rolls back 100-hour pharmacies' opening obligations by over a quarter

'Divisive' new regulations only allow extended hours pharmacies to reduce opening times

28 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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DH imposes ‘reduced’ Pharmacy Quality Scheme despite PSNC warnings

PQS will be worth £45m to the sector, 60 per cent of what was originally planned

28 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Hepatitis A vaccine launched in UK for children

Avaxim Junior is administered in two doses via intramuscular injection six to 36 months apart.

27 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy comes out fighting over contraception service

Day Lewis executive director Jay Patel said it will not roll the service out until government funding improves.

27 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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NPA chief appointed to health and social care committee panel

Lyonette is one of six members of the panel to be chaired by professor Dame Jane Dacre.

26 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Following the science? Obviously not

The war on drugs in Mexico is viewed very differently from elsewhere, as Peter Kelly discovered when he visited the country.

25 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Release the pressure!

Pharmacists must have time to recharge their batteries and investment must be at a local and national level, says new NPA chair Nick Kaye.

25 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Phoenix chief criticises shadow Labour health secretary over lack of detail

Nigel Swift accused Wes Streeting of being “frustratingly vague” by failing to provide specifics on how Labour would support the sector.

25 Apr 2023 , 3 Min Article

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Dark clouds are gathering

Chronic underfunding and incoherent piecemeal strategies pose big challenges which will not change under ICSs, says Mohammed Hussain.

24 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Bowel Cancer UK supports pharmacies in Wales with resources

A free bilingual toolkit will help pharmacy teams promote early diagnosis and encourage people to get screened for the disease.

24 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist sells pharmacy in Formby after almost 30 years

Martin Hough owned Ryders Chemist just outside Liverpool, which dispenses an average of 8,674 items a month.

24 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Salrook Healthcare pharmacies sold to local operator

Aqib Sheikh bought Westminster Park Pharmacy and Owen’s Chemist which dispense a combined 13,000 items a month.

20 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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