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Taking up the CPCS baton

Somerset is just one area of the country that is keen to explore the opportunities offered by the new service.

20 Jun 2022

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Interview: Prioritising the right pharmacy services

Alphega's head of member engagement on his work helping independents navigate new services.

10 Jun 2022

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Pharmacy must be alert to new technologies

We all need to be alert to developments in pharmacogenomics, says the NPA.

05 May 2022

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DHSC outlines desire to build on flu jab momentum in 2022-23

A letter sent today to healthcare providers details the groups who will receive a vaccine in the national flu programme.

22 Apr 2022

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RPS: a €scandal€ not to make best use of pharmacists

The RPS’s Sandra Gidley has said it would be “nothing short of a scandal” if health services did not make best use of pharmacists' clinical skills

20 Apr 2022

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NI announces £8m for pharmacy service alongside commissioning roadmap

Investment in new medicine adherence service announced alongside three-year plan.

22 Mar 2022

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Stop smoking hospital referral service to start on March 10

PSNC expects a slow start to the service, with NHS trusts signing up over a two-year timeframe.

25 Feb 2022

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Pharmacist antibiotic prescribing rose when testing rules were dropped

Prescribing rates more than doubled in Welsh STTT service when testing requirements were dropped.

24 Jan 2022

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Minister wants a 'direct' Pharmacy First model for England

Caulfield indicates the need for patients to be referred to pharmacies may come under review.

17 Jan 2022

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Scotland announces pharmacy service fee for Covid antiviral supply

Pharmacies engaged by health boards to supply molnupiravir will receive £45 service fee.

14 Jan 2022

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Cornwall walk-in service could boost disappointing CPCS referrals

The time-limited service is modelled on the CPCS but does not require GP referrals.

14 Jan 2022

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Pharmacy First service for acute cough launches in Liverpool

Over 100 pharmacies across Liverpool offering point of care test for acute cough.

13 Jan 2022

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Superdrug charges £159 for new walk-in health check service

Superdrug has launched a new trial walk-in health check service in 72 of its stores.

10 Jan 2022

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GPs ticked off for informal referrals to pharmacies

Informal referrals may mean patients do not get the care they need, warns the Primary Care Bulletin

21 Dec 2021

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Combined clinical service at the heart of new pharmacy settlement in Wales

New service will roll minor ailments, contraception and flu jabs into one.

16 Dec 2021

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Pharmacist prescribing services to double in Welsh health board

Service to be available in 25 pharmacies to help region in the pressurised winter months.

23 Nov 2021

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