Scotland

People living in socially deprived areas of Scotland are more likely to experience life-threatening complications of type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.

Independent prescribing training for pharmacists will be a “game changer” for the NHS in Scotland, the sector negotiator has said. 

The Scottish National Party has said that if it wins the May 6 election it will create a state-owned pharmaceutical agency.

The GPhC has said that registration exam candidates in Scotland “should be able” to sit the exam without crossing the border into England.

With a general election in Scotland coming up in May, Commumnity Pharmacy Scotland has launched a manifesto for the next Government.

Morrisons has confirmed it will allow its pharmacists working in Scotland to access a £500 Government payment after managers refused this. 

UK has ordered 60 million doses of vaccine, which is still in PhaseI/II trials.

A new time-limited funded medicines delivery service will support highly vulnerable patients in Scotland until at least the end of March.

Pharmacies in Scotland are to receive a financial support payment for staffing costs between May and June of this year.

Community pharmacy staff in Scotland are to receive a one-off payment of £500 from the Scottish Government as thanks for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pharmacies in Scotland who take part in the Covid-19 vaccination programme will receive £12.58 for every dose of vaccine they administer.

Contractors in Scotland are to receive a payment amounting to 2.5 per cent of the value of items they dispensed in July this year.

An NPA-CCA resource has been created to generate awareness of pharmacy amongst school children in Scotland.

Community pharmacy contractors in Scotland are to receive an additional payment for items dispensed in April, May and June.

Providing Pharmaceutical Care in Crisis Situations updates guidance first published in the spring.

Pharmacies to be paid £2,000 a month - service has to be delivered for a minimum of 25 hours per week, for at least 45 weeks of a rolling year

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has appointed Clare Morrison as its director in Scotland.

Four of Scotland’s 14 health boards have confirmed they will involve community pharmacies in their winter flu jab service this year.

Some health boards in Scotland may decide not to involve community pharmacies in the provision of NHS flu vaccinations.

Community pharmacy contractors in Scotland will receive a monthly fee of £2,000 for offering the new Pharmacy First Plus service, it has been revealed.