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Next three year plan to transform pharmacy in Wales announced

Updated goals for that pharmacy profession in Wales have been announced by the Welsh Government

27 Oct 2022

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MP tries to resuscitate drug price labelling legislation to cut waste

Patients should be encouraged to 'do their bit' to cut spending, says South Thanet MP

27 Oct 2022

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Government will have reduced pharmacy contract by £1bn

Phoenix group managing director Steve Anderson said pharmacy’s funding figures were “truly shocking"

26 Oct 2022

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CCA chief warns pharmacy minister more funding is needed

CCA chief executive Malcolm Harrison says the Government's plan for patients is at stake

26 Oct 2022

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Superdrug freezes prices for own-brand cough and cold products

Chain announces it will freeze prices until March 2023

26 Oct 2022

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GPhC to start defining responsible pharmacist roles from December

Transfer of powers to regulators will 'strengthen governance' of pharmacies says GPhC

25 Oct 2022

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NI pharmacists call urgent Stormont meeting on drug price worries

Pharmacies face 'going to the wall' without immediate support, MLAs told

25 Oct 2022

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NHS Somerset aims for 6,000 GP CPCS monthly consultations

GPs in Somerset referring 1,000 patients to pharmacies each month, says commissioner

25 Oct 2022

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NPA rolls out pharmacy apprenticeships alongside training provider

NPA strikes up partnership with Skills4Pharmacy to roll out Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeships

25 Oct 2022

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Flu jabs protective against ischaemic stroke

Spanish primary care records point to a 12 per cent reduction in stroke risk

24 Oct 2022

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Pharmacists tell NHS that sector’s voice is ‘too fragmented’

Too many bodies promoting their own agendas, NHS commission on pharmacy leadership hears

24 Oct 2022

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Over 150 medicines in short supply as situation worsens in NI

Shortages have hit supplies of drugs that treat blood pressure, mental health, osteoporosis and prostate conditions.

21 Oct 2022

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Pharmacist prescribing will fragment primary care, warns leading GP

Imperial College professor says government should increase investment in GP services instead

20 Oct 2022

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Clinical services will create a stable pharmacy network in Wales

Welsh CPhO Andrew Evans says clinical services make pharmacy 'an investable proposition'

20 Oct 2022

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Pharmacies across England lack digital resources, reveals study

Over half of pharmacies experience at least one IT shutdown each month

20 Oct 2022

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Temporary closures linked to job satisfaction, says chief pharmacist

Closures not driven by funding issues alone, says CPhO David Webb at the NPA conference

20 Oct 2022

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