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Northern Ireland pharmacies to go paperless by 2030

Department sets ambitious roadmap for community pharmacy including paperless transition.

08 May 2024 , 3 Min Article

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PDA director Claire Ward elected first mayor of the East Midlands

Claire Ward, the Labour candidate and Pharmacist Defence Association’s director of public affairs, has been elected the first mayor of the East Midlands, covering Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

07 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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PDA ‘cannot support’ online prescribing guidance from DiCE

The Pharmacist's Defence Association says it cannot support new guidance for the online prescribing of GLP-1 receptor antagonists from Digital Clinical Excellence, because it conflicts with an expert report from the GPhC.

07 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board meetings underway

Three-year programme to improve collaboration across the UK pharmacy professional leadership bodies and specialist professional groups gets underway.

07 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Demand for medicine deliveries ‘much higher’ than service availability

Forty per cent of British adults say they would like their medicines delivered.

07 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Opinion: I am standing for the RPS English Pharmacy Board. This is why

“Why are you bothering to stand for election to the RPS English Pharmacy Board?” was a question I was recently asked. Candidate Steve Churton reflects on his personal motivation and explains...

07 May 2024 , 3 Min Article

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CPE to measure rise in ‘unfunded’ work in the wake of Pharmacy First

Audit launching on June 3 will seek to measure rise in unfunded work says negotiator

07 May 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Opinion: Medicines substitution is the answer

More flexibility around medicines substitution is essential to help community pharmacists circumnavigate shortages and better manage their workloads to deliver more clinical care, says Debra Ainge, chief executive of medicines sourcing platform iEthico

03 May 2024 , 4 Min Article

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Fear of recurrence among individuals with remitted depression

About three-quarters of people with depression live in fear of recurrence, Canadian researchers report.

03 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Does the way TB is identified need a rethink?

Current practice is missing large numbers of tuberculosis patients, researchers say, as many do not have the persistent cough that is commonly regarded as the main diagnostic trigger.

03 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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NHS figures show net loss of 432 pharmacies in England in 2023-24

The Company Chemists’ Association has warned that the situation is having “a disastrous impact on patients”.

02 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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DPP shortage: Pharmacies may need to withdraw from Oriel, NPA warns

Chances of finding a prescribing supervisor now are ‘slim’ warns NPA.

01 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Weighing up the evidence: The ChatGPT will see you now

Getting to see a GP these days can be difficult, so could an artificial intelligence chatbot serve as a suitable alternative?

01 May 2024 , 5 Min Article

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CCA: Pharmacy First must be funded beyond March 2025

The Company Chemists’ Association said its members have delivered over 90,000 Pharmacy First consultations since January 31.

01 May 2024 , 1 Min Article

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‘Illicit’ online medicine sales a ‘global phenomenon’ says MHRA

Consumers like the convenience and low prices of online providers – but there are risks, says MHRA

01 May 2024 , 1 Min Article

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