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Scottish Government ‘tightening the purse strings,’ CPS warns contractors

Negotiator warns Scottish contractors that budgets for 2024-25 may be tight.

02 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pressure on pharmacies will increase because of GPs’ industrial action

Warnings that patients will flood pharmacies after GPs voted to stage industrial action for first time in 60 years.

01 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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All adult vaccinations should be advanced pharmacy services, says think-tank

Report from Reform says vaccination uptake could be greatly improved by making better use of community pharmacies.

01 Aug 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Three HRT medicines today removed from prescription prepayment certificate

Bedol 2mg tablets, Climanor 5mg tablets and Clinorette tablets have been discontinued.

01 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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RPS: Puberty blocker legislation could ‘criminalise’ pharmacists

Ban on new prescriptions poses a legal threat to pharmacists, Society warns.

01 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Take screenshots, PDA tells locums amid ‘increase’ in employers reneging on terms

PDA alleges rise in businesses unilaterally changing agreed terms of locum shifts.

01 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Category M error is “severe blow” to pharmacy, warns Numark chairman

Harry McQuillan said the Government was penalising pharmacies for a mistake they were not responsible for.

31 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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‘Dishonest’ online pharmacist who issued prescriptions in under a minute struck off

Online pharmacist struck off after 'mean' ex-employers 'swanned off to Dubai'.

31 Jul 2024 , 4 Min Article

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Pharmacy First threshold for August reduced from 20 to 15

CPE chief Janet Morrison said negotiator will “review ongoing service data” with DHSC and NHSE.

31 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Pass rate for registration exam dips slightly to 75 per cent

GPhC announces top line results for the June 25 registration assessment.

30 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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CPE slams £9m a month Cat M clawback after DHSC error

Tariff clawback starts in August despite CPE protests that it is not an acceptable solution to DHSC error in calculating Category M prices.

30 Jul 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Lib Dem MP blasts ‘perverse’ NHS decisions on pharmacy market entry

“Impenetrable” bureaucratic processes blocking new pharmacy applications from independents.

29 Jul 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Labour: ‘Simply not possible’ for pharmacists to police puberty blocker prescriptions

Health minister defends Labour decision to uphold ban enforced by former government.

29 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Pharmacies claimed for 400,000 Pharmacy First consultations in first three months

Seventy-eight per cent of consultations resulted in a medicine being supplied to patients.

29 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Talks on 2024-25 pharmacy contract won’t restart before September

CPE said the Treasury will spend the next few weeks working with Government departments to see how much funding is available.

29 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Polypharmacy rates lower in UK than rest of Europe

Rates of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate prescribing are lower in the UK than in many European countries, a new analysis has revealed.

29 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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