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gammaCore device is held against the neck and delivers a low-level electric current to block pain signals.

The pharmacy profession needs a much more comprehensive social media strategy and media infrastructure, says Peter Kelly.

The Welsh government has pledged to invest £67 million to improve the way medicines are prepared.

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists has attacked the government's proposed one per cent NHS pay rise.

Community pharmacy’s representative bodies have expressed their disappointment with a new Government budget described as “exasperating".

Friendly fire in warfare is known as ‘unintended consequences' in the NHS, says Martin Bennett.

The clinical lead on an NHS urgent care service for patients with long-term conditions has spoken of the scheme’s “desperate need” for pharmacists.

NHS prescription charges will rise to £9.35 per prescription item from April 1, an increase of 20p on the current charge. 

A pilot that saw pharmacists work with GP surgeries to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing achieved “staggering” results.

The Government has issued a serious shortage protocol for levothyroxine 12.5mcg tablets in response to “significant ongoing disruption” to supply.

The PDA says all community pharmacies should deliver second doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine.

As the NHS tackles a second wave of Covid-19, pharmacy access to patients’ medical records is vital, says Shanel Raichura.   

Community pharmacies in Wales conduct an average of 15.5 advice consultations a day – a total of 11,000 per day – according to a new audit.

NHS England & improvement has confirmed that “selected” community pharmacies will be invited to take part in England’s Covid-19 vaccination programme.

Boots UK and Alliance Healthcare have donated 500,000 dexamethasone tablets to the NHS to help treat patients hospitalised with Covid-19.

Nick Kaye says the GP CPCS service will be the most important one pharmacies deliver in the next five years.

Young people with eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia are to gain access to specialist support across England.

The majority of people would go to a community pharmacy for a Covid vaccine, according to an NPA survey.

The “vast majority” of the UK’s adult population has visited a pharmacy since March, the National Pharmacy Association has said. 

Pharmacists and support staff in England are set to benefit from extra £15 million in mental health funding.