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Scotland to roll out national naloxone service as pharmacy saves two lives

 
• By James Stent and Kate Bowie

A national naloxone service will launch in Scottish community pharmacies next month, Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) has announced. 

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Wicker pharmacy staff were hailed "heroes" after preventing two overdose deaths with naloxone
James Stent

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James Stent joined C+D as a digital reporter in May 2023 from the South African human rights news agency GroundUp, where he was senior reporter and consultant editor.

Kate Bowie

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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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