Valeria Fiore
Valeria is news editor at C+D. Having completed an MA in International Journalism at City University, London, she realised she had an interest in healthcare journalism while writing her final project on Brexit and the NHS. Valeria worked across several healthcare magazines as a reporter, before joining C+D as a digital reporter in 2019. She became news editor in 2021. Her areas of expertise include regulation, primary care networks and integrated care systems, and education and training.
ICB planning overseas pharmacist recruitment project to address staffing issues
The Norfolk and Waveney integrated care board (ICB) is in the “initial planning stages” of a project that would attract overseas qualified pharmacists to work in the area, in a bid to address its “high pharmacist vacancy rate”.
'Oversubscribed': Training places for overseas pharmacist courses full for next two years
Courses for the overseas pharmacists' assessment programme (OSPAP) starting in 2023 and 2024 are already full as high demand continues, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has confirmed.
Tesco offers pharmacy teams pay advances to help with unexpected bills
Tesco employees – including those working in the supermarket’s pharmacies – will be able to get advances on their contractual pay, the chain has said.
HEE and Beat launch eating disorder training for pharmacy teams
The eating disorder charity Beat, Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England have worked together to produce a virtual resource for community pharmacy teams.