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'Our concerns about how the locum tax reforms could affect pharmacies'

Today, many people choose to work in diverse and flexible ways, which can have a direct impact on their tax status. This has formed the basis of...

17/04/2019 3

The consultation response document asks seven questions

Pharmacist apprenticeships under consideration in 10-day consultation

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education – an employer-led public body not affiliated with a government department – launched the 10...

12/04/2019 111

Pharmacy bodies: Sustainable funding needed for 5-year degree plan

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) proposed the five-year integrated programme for pharmacy students in a 12-week consultation that ended...

04/04/2019 12

Malcolm Harrison: My career advice is to try different things and really stretch yourself

'How I went from pharmacy student to representing the multiples'

It was his mother’s passion for being a midwife that encouraged Mr Harrison to seek a job in healthcare, but it was the “buzz” of an eight-week...

25/02/2019 2

67% of audited pharmacies offer a blood pressure service, most likely for free (Image credit: CCA)

CCA: 5,000-pharmacy audit proves case for commissioned BP services

Pharmacy teams had 221,091 interactions with patients regarding their blood pressure over a one week period in 2017, the Company Chemists’...

13/02/2019 4

NHS England has called the contract the “first major pillaring of the NHS long-term plan”

Thousands of 'clinical' pharmacist roles funded by 5-year GP contract

GP funding has been increased by £4.5 billion, some of which will be used to recruit an “army” of staff to help practices work together as part of...

31/01/2019 29

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Last night's parliamentary vote brought the likelihood of a no-deal Brexit closer

NPA renews call for shortages powers, as no-deal Brexit risk grows

MPs rejected the Prime Minister’s proposed deal on Britain leaving the EU last night (January 15) by 230 votes. The default option if no new...

15/01/2019 16

The NPA said allowing pharmacies to substitute medicines was insufficient to deal with shortages

Pharmacists at risk of prosecution under DH’s shortages solution

The proposed amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, which the Department of Health and Social Care (DH) said will go before parliament “...

14/01/2019 11