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Medicines

Antidepressants prescribed in England on the rise, says latest data

About 23 million antidepressant items were prescribed to an estimated 6.9 million patients in England between April and June 2024.

13 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Welsh negotiator hails ‘6% funding uplift’ for pharmacies

Drakeford announces funding boost to recognise 'vital role' of primary care providers

13 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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People

Boots operations executive to take top job at the multiple from November

Former Saturday boy Hemmerdinger to take the helm at Boots once Seb James exits

12 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Pharmacies can help ‘broken’ NHS but are struggling on few resources, warns Lord Darzi

Lord Darzi warned the total level of spending on the community pharmacy contract has fallen by eight per cent.

12 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

Pharmacy branches the fastest disappearing high street businesses

PwC analysis shows pharmacies, pubs and banks make up half of high street closures

12 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Leadership

RPS moves to become Royal College and register as a charity

Autumn consultation and 2025 member vote to follow announcement of move to Royal College of Pharmacy

12 Sep 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Services

Under a fifth of polled contractors expect to hit Pharmacy First target in September

Avicenna members not confident they will complete 20 pathway consultations in September

11 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

Drug firms to pay £106m fines after court overturns ‘unjust’ tribunal decision

Court slams appeals tribunal for its approach to hydrocortisone 'cartel' case

11 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Other healthcare workers were treated better than pharmacy, NPA tells Covid inquiry

Lawyer Lee John-Charles, speaking on behalf of the NPA, told the inquiry pharmacies played a crucial role but were “under-recognised.”

11 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Policy

Numark chair tells Starmer pharmacy can help fix “broken” NHS

Harry McQuillan urged prime minister Keir Starmer (pictured) to recognise that community pharmacies need better support.

11 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Education & training

Registration exam: Four schools achieve average pass rate below 60 per cent

Regulator says it will monitor November assessment closely after reviewing June pass rates.

10 Sep 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Business environment

Pharmacist buys first pharmacy after completing deal for Blackpool business

Arif Bhuriya acquired Bispham Pharmacy in Blackpool from regional group O’Briens Pharmacy.

10 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Leadership

Numark unveils its principles of future pharmacy practice

Principles designed to integrate community pharmacy “more deeply” into primary care.

10 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Avicenna conference: Fix funding first, says Buxton

Fears that contractors will walk away from Pharmacy First due to unrealistic thresholds.

10 Sep 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Policy

Pharmacists will have option of original pack dispensing from January

Pharmacists in England will be able to dispense up to 10 per cent more or less than the quantity prescribed for NHS prescriptions.

09 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Education & training

Regulator will ‘place obligations’ on NHSE to ensure trainees have DPP access

Regulator will accredit NHSE as training provider so it is under ‘obligation’ to ensure DPP access.

09 Sep 2024 , 3 Min Article