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Pharmacists should check people’s eligibility for benefit-related exemptions “at the time the transaction occurs” to reduce fraud or error, the NAO said

NHS England is to recruit 200 ‘clinical pharmacists’ and pharmacy technicians to an “army of experts” tasked with reducing unnecessary medication

Ms Jones will be accountable for national policy development, professional advocacy and member engagement across Wales

The pharmacy sector can expect to see “much more detail” on controversial proposals to introduce degree-level apprenticeship qualifications for pharmacists

Public Health England has been urged to acknowledge the “vital role” pharmacists play in immunisation programme after omitting to mention the profession

NHS England has told Pharmacy Magazine it “did not claim that it would save £100m in the first year” after introducing OTC prescription guidance

Savings from NHS England’s OTC prescription guidance appear to be falling far short of an expected target of up to £100m each year

Proposals to allow pharmacists to qualify via a five-year apprenticeship scheme have sparked controversy as the profession seeks clarity

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society made a loss of more than £1.2 million in 2018, according to its latest annual financial statement

A new government-funded indemnity scheme for GP practices will, for the first time, cover practice pharmacists

NHS Wales has been told to make better use of the expertise of pharmacists to support evidence-based prescribing

The RPS has joined others in warning that “ambitious” GPhC proposals need "considerable investment and infrastructure"

Community pharmacies can do a lot to address sexual health issues like STIs and HIV says Public Health England

Pharmacist Mariam Ahmed’s petition has received over 10,000 signatures, thereby requiring a Government response

RPS president Ash Soni spoke to the BBC about the dangers of DNP, sold illegally online as a weight loss treatment

A cut of 25 per cent in salary support for NHS preregistration trainees announced by HEE will be put on hold

Prescription charges are causing over half of asthma patients in England to cut back on their medications, Asthma UK has warned

7,000 POM and P medicines and 500 GSLs come from or via Europe, health minister Stephen Hammond said

Over 12 per cent of five to 19-year-olds are currently dealing with at least one mental health disorder

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