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Supporting smoking cessation

With smoking rates continuing to decline, the outlook is positive, but there's still work to be done to protect the nation's health.

15 Feb 2021

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Pharmacy colleagues thanked in joint letter from regulators

Pharmacy colleagues have been thanked for their ongoing work throughout the Covid-19 pandemic in a joint letter from UK regulators. 

09 Feb 2021

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Surgeon tackling vaccine hesitancy in BAME groups

A leading surgeon is focusing on tackling ‘vaccine hesitancy’ among black and minority ethnic (BAME) groups. 

09 Feb 2021

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Avicenna pharmacy joins Covid-19 jab drive

A Covid-19 vaccination centre run by Avicenna has opened at a pharmacy in Swindon.

08 Feb 2021

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Pharmacy flu jabs up almost 40% in Wales year on year

The number of flu jabs administered in a community pharmacy in Wales has risen by 37 per cent in the current flu season compared to last year.

27 Jan 2021

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Running Covid vaccinations "hugely rewarding" for pharmacist

A pharmacist running Covid-19 vaccinations in Brighton describes her involvement in the national immunisation programme as “hugely rewarding”.

22 Jan 2021

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Understanding clinical test results

How can the results of clinical tests and their implications be clearly explained to patients? We offer some pointers.

19 Jan 2021

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How has Covid affected mental health prescribing?

The Covid-19 pandemic seems to have changed psychopharmaceutical prescribing patterns in England, at least in the short-term.

15 Jan 2021

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New guideline for long Covid care

The guidelines look at symptom management, when to refer and how to follow up patients in the longer term. 

13 Jan 2021

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Extremely vulnerable patients told to shield once more

The Government has written to people who are defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable, outlining updated guidance on shielding.

13 Jan 2021

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APTUK welcomes technician role in vaccine protocol

Pharmacy technicians are included in the new national protocol introduced to support the expanded influenza and Covid-19 vaccination programmes. 

13 Jan 2021

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Key clinical developments in 2020

This CPD module provides community pharmacists with an overview of some of the major developments in pharmacy practice during the past 12 months.

18 Dec 2020

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Managing long-Covid

How can pharmacy teams support people who may still be suffering with the effects of Covid-19 weeks, if not months, later?

16 Dec 2020

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Opinion: Why is the GPhC making such odd decisions?

In as much as it is possible to have a ‘good’ pandemic, the GPhC seemed to manage it back in the spring – but there have been some curious decisions since then.

16 Nov 2020

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Opinion: Expect a 'tsunami' of mental health problems with Covid-19

The RPS's recent report on the role of pharmacy in mental health and wellbeing has been criticised for not going far enough in providing practical support for pharmacists.

13 Nov 2020

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7 in 10 people visit pharmacies during pandemic

The “vast majority” of the UK’s adult population has visited a pharmacy since March, the National Pharmacy Association has said. 

06 Nov 2020

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