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‘Peasant wages’ for 'muppets': Christmas locum rates set to plummet

Pharmacists have deemed upcoming Christmas locum rates advertised by pharmacy multiples as “terrible”.

Money Locums

Community pharmacy technician numbers drop by a third in two years

The number of pharmacy technicians working in the community has plummeted by 30% in just two years, new survey data has revealed. 

People Pharmacy organisations
BREAKING

BREAKING: Boots and PDA agree 4% pharmacist uplift in 2024 pay deal

Boots pharmacists can expect a 4% uplift in pay, while pharmacist store managers and long-time pharmacist workers will see new minimum pay rates, the PDA has announced.

Boots Money
EXCLUSIVE

Dismissed nine times by GP: Pharmacist ‘saves life’ of student with brain tumor

A doctor told Lucy Younger that her brain tumour symptoms were from “drinking too much” and being “away from home” before an “incredible” pharmacist sent her to get an MRI scan... 

People Neurology

Politicians beg for ‘relatively modest investment’ to ‘stabilise’ pharmacy

Members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) have urged the government to “get behind” community pharmacies, provide the sector with a “modest” investment and get pharmacies to “do more”. 

Funding Politicians

Novo Nordisk reported over ‘national pharmacy’ weight-loss drug sponsorships

Novo Nordisk induced multiple “large” pharmacy chains to prescribe one of its weight loss drugs by providing “free of charge” sharps bins, needles and injection-pen travel wallets, the prescription medicine self-regulatory body has found.  

Businesses Medicines

‘Stop supplying immediately’: Pfizer recalls anaemia drug over 'fatal events'

Healthcare professionals have been urged to stop supplying Oxbryta “immediately” after new data revealed “an unfavourable imbalance” of “fatal events” and “acute painful crises” in patients on the drug.  

Medicines Prescriptions

'Numerous benefits': PDA steams ahead with Superdrug union recognition

The PDA has taken the next step in securing union recognition at Superdrug, it announced last week.

Multiples Pharmacy organisations
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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

Promised hub-and-spoke legislation delayed indefinitely

The new government is “not in a position” to implement promised intercompany hub-and-spoke changes in January, the pharmacy negotiator has announced.

General Regulation Politics

'Somewhat behind': NHSE reveals plans to add patient safety to pharmacy CPD

NHS England (NHSE) has revealed plans to add extra patient safety training to pharmacy continued professional development (CPD) requirements.  

GPhC Education

‘Sniffer dog’: Pharmacy technician who took cocaine ‘every morning’ suspended

A “brazen” pharmacy technician has been suspended after telling his workplace that he was late to work because he had “used a line of cocaine”. 

GPhC People
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Clinical News

Community pharmacy technician numbers drop by a third in two years

The number of pharmacy technicians working in the community has plummeted by 30% in just two years, new survey data has revealed. 

People Pharmacy organisations
BREAKING

BREAKING: Boots and PDA agree 4% pharmacist uplift in 2024 pay deal

Boots pharmacists can expect a 4% uplift in pay, while pharmacist store managers and long-time pharmacist workers will see new minimum pay rates, the PDA has announced.

Boots Money
EXCLUSIVE

Dismissed nine times by GP: Pharmacist ‘saves life’ of student with brain tumor

A doctor told Lucy Younger that her brain tumour symptoms were from “drinking too much” and being “away from home” before an “incredible” pharmacist sent her to get an MRI scan... 

People Neurology
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Education News
BREAKING

BREAKING: Boots and PDA agree 4% pharmacist uplift in 2024 pay deal

Boots pharmacists can expect a 4% uplift in pay, while pharmacist store managers and long-time pharmacist workers will see new minimum pay rates, the PDA has announced.

Boots Money

'Somewhat behind': NHSE reveals plans to add patient safety to pharmacy CPD

NHS England (NHSE) has revealed plans to add extra patient safety training to pharmacy continued professional development (CPD) requirements.  

GPhC Education

Aston University upgrades with new £3.3m pharmacy labs

Aston University has revealed its new £3.3m pharmacy training laboratory.

Education Pharmacy schools
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Funding News

Community pharmacy technician numbers drop by a third in two years

The number of pharmacy technicians working in the community has plummeted by 30% in just two years, new survey data has revealed. 

People Pharmacy organisations

Politicians beg for ‘relatively modest investment’ to ‘stabilise’ pharmacy

Members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) have urged the government to “get behind” community pharmacies, provide the sector with a “modest” investment and get pharmacies to “do more”. 

Funding Politicians

Promised hub-and-spoke legislation delayed indefinitely

The new government is “not in a position” to implement promised intercompany hub-and-spoke changes in January, the pharmacy negotiator has announced.

General Regulation Politics
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Politics News

Politicians beg for ‘relatively modest investment’ to ‘stabilise’ pharmacy

Members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) have urged the government to “get behind” community pharmacies, provide the sector with a “modest” investment and get pharmacies to “do more”. 

Funding Politicians

Promised hub-and-spoke legislation delayed indefinitely

The new government is “not in a position” to implement promised intercompany hub-and-spoke changes in January, the pharmacy negotiator has announced.

General Regulation Politics
EXCLUSIVE

C+D Snap Poll: 85% in favour of community pharmacy collective action

A C+D snapshot poll has revealed that an overwhelming majority of "small" community pharmacy contractors and workers support work to rule protest action just days after Wes Streeting slammed the NPA for "sabre-rattling" over collective action.

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