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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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Labour MP does great job supporting pharmacy but she missed a trick last month

Taiwo Owatemi does a great job championing community pharmacy in parliament but September 14 was a missed opportunity.

03 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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Be honest – were you at the CPNI AGM?

We need less navel gazing and more interest in the work Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland does on our behalf, says Terry Maguire.

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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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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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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Interview: Tohidul Islam

Tohidul Islam spent his childhood trying to steer clear of the Iran-Iraq conflict in the 1980s. So, he’s prepared for anything pharmacy throws at him.

27 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pressure … pushing down on you!

The pressure pharmacy is enduring is unbearable but we need our leaders to leave their egos in the dressing room, says Nick Kaye.

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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Welsh government accepts hospital pharmacy review findings

The review by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said care provided by pharmacy teams in hospitals urgently needs to be transformed.

21 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Independent Pharmacy Awards winner buys another pharmacy in Bridlington

Jaya Authunuri, whose West Hill Pharmacy won last year’s Pharmacy Team of the Year award, bought Marton Road Pharmacy.

20 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy has important mental illness and early cancer diagnosis role

Community Pharmacy England's 10-year vision said pharmacies can help reduce health inequalities under NHS England's Core20PLUS5 programme.

20 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Ten-year vision to increase community pharmacy’s healthcare role published today

The report was published by The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust.

19 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Williamson: It’s reassuring independents can take on more responsibility

Former cabinet minister Gavin Williamson told a local newspaper that independents are ready to take on more responsibility with prescriptions.

18 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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