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Fewer UK adults visiting pharmacies ‘first’ for medical advice, report reveals

A new report has found that only around half of adults seek advice from a pharmacist in the first instance to help with self-treatable conditions – with this declining over the last few years.

People Medicines

Pharmacy technician warned after class A drugs and racial assault

A pharmacy technician has been slapped with a warning by the regulator after a “racially aggravated assault” and admitting to using “class A illegal drugs”, it has revealed.

GPhC Crime

Tender triumph: Rowlands to take over five Lloydspharmacy hospital branches

Rowlands will take over the running of five hospital pharmacies from Lloydspharmacy in December, it has revealed.

Rowlands Multiples
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The C+D Awards Shortlist Announced!

Who is on the shortlist for the C+D Awards on September 19?

CD Awards People
BREAKING

Government must pay compensation after pharmacy IT ‘shambles’

Ministers “bear ultimate responsibility” for payment tech issues that have left Scottish pharmacies “tens of thousands of pounds” out of pocket, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced.

Money Digital

PDA slams 'disingenuous' RPS as P-med self-selection row rages on

The pharmacists’ trade union has called on members to share their views on P-med self-selection citing “several concerns” with the royal society’s discussion on the controversial topic.

Medicines General Regulation

CPE hires consultancy to ‘strengthen’ funding negotiations

A specialist consulting firm has been hired to advise CPE on negotiations and complete an “economic project” for the sector, the negotiator has revealed.

Funding Contract

MHRA approves weight loss jab Wegovy to ‘prevent’ heart problems in UK ‘first’

The medicines regulator has approved the use of semaglutide injections to “reduce the risk” of “serious heart problems” in overweight adults. 

Cardiovascular Medicines
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Coronavirus News

NHSE pandemic plan reveals pharmacy vaccination role and antibiotic stockpile

The national commissioner plans to “stand up” community pharmacy in a future pandemic situation if vaccination rollout needs to be “augmented”, it has revealed.

Vaccination Public Health

Flu programme dates announced but pharmacies to source Sanofi alternatives

NHS England (NHSE) has revealed the autumn adult flu vaccination programme start date, while instructing pharmacies to secure alternatives to one unavailable vaccine.  

Flu Vaccination

COVID-19 vaccination fees stagnate despite negotiator pleas

Confirmation of the unchanging fees comes as NHS England (NHSE) has asked pharmacies to prepare for the autumn flu and COVID-19 vaccination programmes to start in October, or September for pregnant women.  

COVID-19 Vaccination
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Regulation News

Pharmacy technician warned after class A drugs and racial assault

A pharmacy technician has been slapped with a warning by the regulator after a “racially aggravated assault” and admitting to using “class A illegal drugs”, it has revealed.

GPhC Crime

PDA slams 'disingenuous' RPS as P-med self-selection row rages on

The pharmacists’ trade union has called on members to share their views on P-med self-selection citing “several concerns” with the royal society’s discussion on the controversial topic.

Medicines General Regulation

MHRA approves weight loss jab Wegovy to ‘prevent’ heart problems in UK ‘first’

The medicines regulator has approved the use of semaglutide injections to “reduce the risk” of “serious heart problems” in overweight adults. 

Cardiovascular Medicines
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Clinical News

Fewer UK adults visiting pharmacies ‘first’ for medical advice, report reveals

A new report has found that only around half of adults seek advice from a pharmacist in the first instance to help with self-treatable conditions – with this declining over the last few years.

People Medicines
BREAKING

Government must pay compensation after pharmacy IT ‘shambles’

Ministers “bear ultimate responsibility” for payment tech issues that have left Scottish pharmacies “tens of thousands of pounds” out of pocket, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced.

Money Digital

PDA slams 'disingenuous' RPS as P-med self-selection row rages on

The pharmacists’ trade union has called on members to share their views on P-med self-selection citing “several concerns” with the royal society’s discussion on the controversial topic.

Medicines General Regulation
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Education News

‘Incredible waste of talent’: PDA slams GPhC for ‘failing’ black students

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has said that the regulator has “failed” black students in its response to a GPhC pharmacy education consultation.   

GPhC Education

GPhC to hold ‘confidential’ discussions on racism, registration and FtP suicides

The pharmacy regulator has revealed it will discuss items normally debated in public, as well as reports of deaths by suicide while under fitness-to-practise investigation by another regulator, in a confidential session at its upcoming council meeting.

GPhC People

Bangor University set to offer ‘exciting’ new MPharm degree

The Welsh university has announced plans to offer an “exciting and relevant” MPharm degree from 2025, with opportunities to practise in the Welsh language. 

Education providers Pharmacy schools
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Funding News
BREAKING

Government must pay compensation after pharmacy IT ‘shambles’

Ministers “bear ultimate responsibility” for payment tech issues that have left Scottish pharmacies “tens of thousands of pounds” out of pocket, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced.

Money Digital

CPE hires consultancy to ‘strengthen’ funding negotiations

A specialist consulting firm has been hired to advise CPE on negotiations and complete an “economic project” for the sector, the negotiator has revealed.

Funding Contract
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Lloydspharmacy: Jhoots rent row leaves town without pharmacy ‘indefinitely’

“Crazy” NHS contract arrangements have left a Devon landlord unable to move in a new pharmacy after evicting a Jhoots branch that it says didn’t pay “a penny” of rent, C+D has learned.  

Premises Lloydspharmacy
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Government must pay compensation after pharmacy IT ‘shambles’

Ministers “bear ultimate responsibility” for payment tech issues that have left Scottish pharmacies “tens of thousands of pounds” out of pocket, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced.

Money Digital

Streeting thanks pharmacists who ‘soldiered on’ after IT outages

The new health secretary has thanked pharmacists for their efforts after last week’s global IT outages caused havoc across the NHS and beyond.

Digital Services

Who is Stephen Kinnock, community pharmacy’s new minister?

New pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock boasts a potent political pedigree, but little primary care experience.

Politicians Politics
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