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Pharmacy Magazine's news channel will keep you up to date with the most relevant news for pharmacists within the UK pharmacy sector. We select our pharmacy news topics with pharmacists, pharmacy advisors, and pharmacy technicians specifically in mind.

We cover a variety of pharmacy topics, including new government policies, employment updates, latest therapeutic, clinical and business developments, new prescriptions on the market, and more. Stay informed about everything happening in the pharmacy world and enhance your knowledge and understanding. 

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We cover a wide variety of pharmacy news topics that are relevant to community pharmacists. These are shown under the following key headings::

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  • Plus lots more

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RPS president signs climate change letter to Alok Sharma

Anderson is one of the signatories of a letter sent today by the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

07 Nov 2022

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GPhC: November assessment passed without ‘major issues’

The regulator said 941 candidates took the assessment in 68 test centres across the UK.

04 Nov 2022

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PSNC searches for LPC transformation champions as Turner leaves

Robbie Turner will leave as chief transformation officer this month after deciding to leave the pharmacy profession.

04 Nov 2022

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Brine election as Committee chair generates optimism within pharmacy

Ex-pharmacy minister Steve Brine promised to “press” the government “about getting better value for our money."

04 Nov 2022

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Pharmacy can play bigger role in pancreatic cancer diagnosis

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer may be apparent up to three years earlier than previously recognised.

04 Nov 2022

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CCA chief issues stark funding warning to new pharmacy minister

Neil O’Brien is the fourth pharmacy minister this year following Maria Caulfield, James Morris and Will Quince.

03 Nov 2022

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Twelve serious shortage protocols for HRT products extended by DHSC

The SSPs were due to expire on October 28 but have been extended across the UK.

03 Nov 2022

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Report reveals scale of obesity among kids in England

Obesity levels were highest in the North East and West Midlands and lowest in the South East, South West and East of England.

03 Nov 2022

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Time running out to complete pharmacy workforce survey

Pharmacy contractors in England have until November 30 to complete Health Education England’s mandatory survey.

03 Nov 2022

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Labour MP elected as All-Party Pharmacy Group chair

Taiwo Owatemi has been a staunch supporter of pharmacy in parliament since her election as an MP in December 2019.

02 Nov 2022

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Patients get online access to health records

Patients with online apps can now read new entries in their health records.

02 Nov 2022

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RPS gathers members' views on return to FIP membership

A U-turn on the RPS’s decision to leave FIP, which drew fierce criticism, is on the cards.

01 Nov 2022

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RPS and Marie Curie consult on end-of-life pharmacy standards

The RPS said the final standards will help pharmacies in the UK “continuously improve” the care they provide.

01 Nov 2022

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Scottish chain closes in on 51st branch and £60m in sales

Davidsons Chemists is expected to complete the purchase of St Mary’s Pharmacy in St Giles Terrace, Dundee.

01 Nov 2022

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Awareness of pharmacy services remains low

With this year's Ask Your Pharmacist Week in full flow, the public's awareness of pharmacy services is improving slowly, according to the NPA.

01 Nov 2022

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Health think tanks tasked with pharmacy vision for England

PSNC has commissioned two leading think tanks to develop a new vision for community pharmacy.

31 Oct 2022

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