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Pharmacy team,

DH launches consultation on allowing pharmacy technicians to use PGDs

Change would offer clear benefits, says DH as it opens consultation

18 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Contract,

Uncertainty persists over progress of NHSE pharmacy review

NHSE promised to commission an economic analysis of pharmaceutical services a year ago to help inform future contract talks.

18 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Business,

Superdrug undercuts multiples on private flu jabs for loyalty card holders

Superdrug to charge members £8.79 and non-members £16.99

18 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

Skin conditions,

New cream for vitiligo

The MHRA recently approved ruxolitinib cream (Opzelura) for non-segmental vitiligo with facial involvement from 12 years of age.

18 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Customer service,

Homecare services failing patients?

An inquiry by the House of Lords Public Services Committee (PSC) is aiming to find out if homecare medicines services (HCMs) are failing patients.

18 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Sexual health,

Levonorgestrel more effective with anti-inflammatory?

Taking levonorgestrel and piroxicam together might be more effective at preventing pregnancy than levonorgestrel alone, researchers suggest.

17 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy team,

New training programme for pharmacy technicians

NHS England is offering fully funded training places for up to 840 pharmacy technicians to “broaden” their skills.

17 Aug 2023 , 3 Min Article

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Policy,

OPD law changes to come into force for private prescriptions this autumn

OPD flexibility for NHS prescriptions must wait until pharmaceutical ToS updated

17 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

Leadership,

Opinion: We need one vision and one voice

The lack of a single voice in pharmacy continues to hold the sector back, says Mike Holden, associate director, Pharmacy Complete.

16 Aug 2023 , 5 Min Article

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Public health,

Chancellor’s support for Boots branch gives CPE ‘glimmer of hope’

Community Pharmacy England chief executive Janet Morrison said Jeremy Hunt's support for the Farncombe branch was encouraging.

16 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health,

NHSE’s climbdown on flu jabs puts pharmacies in difficult position

NPA chair Nick Kaye warns the decision to allow existing bookings to go ahead next month could strain pharmacies' relationships with GPs and patients.

16 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

Heart health,

Identifying those at risk of stroke

Every five minutes, somewhere in the UK, someone has a stroke. It is why hypertension screening by pharmacists is so important in picking up the post-pandemic pieces and identifying those at risk

16 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

Partnership approach works well in Scotland

There is plenty of activity north of the border, says NPA Scotland manager Janice Oman, including a financial settlement for 2023/24 for community pharmacy contractors

16 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Throwing numbers at a problem won't work

The Government’s NHS workforce plan is looking to increase the number of pharmacists but there are some fundamental questions that need to be answered first – including why so many are leaving community pharmacy, says Liam Stapleton

16 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

Digital & technology,

EMIS purchase by UnitedHealth provisionally cleared by CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared £1.2bn purchase of EMIS by US health care giant UnitedHealth following an “in-depth investigation”.

15 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

'Meet your local team' theme for Ask Your Pharmacist week

The theme of this year’s Ask Your Pharmacist week, due to run from 30 October to 6 November, will be ‘Meet Your Local Pharmacy Team’, the NPA has announced.

15 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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