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The price rise is “to correct a predicted shortfall in the margin delivery rate for the current financial year”, the Pharmaceutical Services...
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The Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) – which came into force on February 9 – requires all pharmacies to scan barcodes on medicines packaging at...
Patient: “Alexa – I’ve woken up with a rash.”
Alexa: “Urticaria – also known as hives, welts or nettle rash – is a raised, itchy rash. It may appear...
The next stage of the Digital Minor Illness Referral Service (DMIRS) sees GPs in pilot areas refer patients with low acuity conditions – such as...
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) Union now has collective bargaining rights to negotiate these terms – starting with the forthcoming annual...
Richard Bradley, co-owner of Whitworth Chemists, told C+D he “doorstepped” Mr Hancock on his way to a meeting in the House of Commons last month, to...
Mrs Mitchell, a mother of three young children and a regular customer, comes into the pharmacy.
“My youngest has just started teething,” she says. “...
From this pharmacy CPD module you will learn about:
The main chronic complications of diabetes Prevention strategies How complications are treated...
Glaucoma is the second-most common cause of blindness in the UK, according to the Royal National Institute of Blind People. Despite this, eye drop...
New patients must either pay a one-off fee of £5 or a 12-month subscription of £55 for delivery of prescriptions ordered in-branch, the multiple told...
Ms Arikawe, who the judges described as the “multi-award-winning superstar superintendent” pharmacist at The Priory Community Pharmacy in Dudley,...
As part of the collaboration, people will be able to access “NHS-verified health information in seconds” via internet giant Amazon’s voice-activated...
The acquisition of the entire Avicenna estate is expected to close “by late summer”, the organisations announced today (July 10).
Avicenna will...
I heard my receptionist say “the pharmacist will see you now” and shortly after there was a knock at my consultation room door. “Come in,” I called,...
Mr Soni was elected president in July 2017, having been elected for two prior terms. He was awarded an OBE in 2014 for services to pharmacy and the...
“I’d like an appointment. I’ve had a sore throat since yesterday.”
My GP practice uses full telephone triage – if you want to see a GP, you have to...
In a procurement notice posted on the government’s digital marketplace last week (July 4), the NHS BSA calls for a “predictive analytics partner” to...
The next stage of NHS England's Digital Minor Illness Referral Service (DMIRS) pilot sees GPs refer patients with low acuity conditions – such as...
Trialling in-pharmacy administration of Buvidal began in May 2019, with the aim of reducing the need for daily supervised buprenorphine treatment....
There are strong suspicions of a significant overhaul ahead regarding new services for community pharmacy. They began with reports that members of...
It’s fair to say I hadn’t given much thought to how pharmacies operate across the channel until last year. But that all changed in October, when...
Mr Birch, who joined the company on Monday (July 1), formerly held the position of retail pharmacy operations director at Boots. Prior to that, he...
Pharmacists have a duty to provide “patient-centred care”, Keith Ridge stressed, which includes guiding patients “through the system” to help them...
From this pharmacy CPD module on lupus you will learn about:
Who is affected and how common the condition is The different forms and their causes...
Mrs Creighton, 54, comes into the pharmacy and asks if she can have a private word with the pharmacist. You show her into the consultation room, and...
Dear negotiators at the Department of Health and Social Care,
In response to the National Pharmacy Association’s (NPA) letter to Pharmaceutical...
The seven treatments are the latest to be added to NHS England’s growing list of medications and treatments which should not be prescribed in primary...
Discussing the multiple’s latest finances in a conference call last week (June 27) – in which he also discussed plans to close 200 low-performing...
Mr Sodha stepped down as chair on June 3 as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigates allegations of collusion against a company in...
I don’t understand why the announcement of a locum pharmacist appearing on Love Island was met with such surprise and incredulity. It’s almost as if...
The Support your local pharmacy campaign will see Numark pharmacies issued with a range of posters and leaflets to display, the buying group...
NHS England announced last month that the next stage of its Digital Minor Illness Referral Service (DMIRS) pilot will see GPs refer patients with low...
Mr Lee founded the company in 1999, and oversaw its growth into the UK’s largest online pharmacy.
His departure is part of a “small handful of...
We operate two community pharmacies, both in small rural market towns. One pharmacy is the only pharmacy for six miles in any direction, the other...
In a conference call after its latest financial results were published last Thursday (June 27), Boots’ parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance told...
The tablets help patients over the age of 16 to “drift off to sleep” by “blocking the action of histamine” with 25mg of promethazine hydrochloride,...
The multiple will pilot the service in five branches in the Liverpool area for six months from today (July 1), before rolling it out across the UK,...
The NHS terms of service for pharmacies in England have been amended to enable medicines to be supplied under a serious shortage protocol (SSP)....
Mr Linton, who has worked at C+D for just under nine years, received the trophy at a ceremony in London last night (June 27).
Explaining their...
A PCN is a network of GP surgeries covering around 30,000-50,000 patients each. First announced as part of the NHS long-term plan, around 1,000 PCNs...
PCNs – groups of local GP practices covering an average of 50,000 people – will formally come into being next week. NHS England has described them as...
An initial 11 price concessions for the month were announced on June 14 and a further 35 agreed last week (June 19).
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Networks are the current hot topic in primary care – it’s impossible to miss them. The outcome of the GP contract negotiations for 2019-20 encourages...
From this pharmacy CPD module you will learn about:
What malabsorption syndrome is and the main causes of this disorder Symptoms suggestive of...
Luke Palmer is at the counter, clutching his abdomen.
“Are you OK, Luke?” you ask.
“I’ve got terrible stomach ache,” he replies. “I think it’s...
Walgreens Boots Alliance is looking to “reduce [its] store count by 8%” in the UK through a “store optimisation programme” that targets around 200...
The branch in Covent Garden, London opens to the public today (June 27) and contains express pick-up lanes, prescription collection lockers, extra...
The long motorcade had just pulled up. It’s not often you see seven limousines, with accompanying police and helicopter escort, trying to fit in...
The immediate-release tablets can be used by adults to "facilitate sleep onset" and improve "quality of sleep", the manufacturer said.
“Prior to...
After 17 years in the role, Mr Nuttall will leave Well Pharmacy to spend more time with his family and “transition into future non-executive director...
Community pharmacies in England delivered more than 1.4 million vaccinations for the 2018-19 national flu service, according to NHS Business Services...
Pharmacies provide a “shop front” into communities, which some of the most “vulnerable” communities rely on for access to healthcare services, Andrew...
The product can be used by adults to “facilitate sleep onset” and improve “quality of sleep”, the manufacturer said.
“Prior to this launch, licensed...
The Co-operative Group re-entered the pharmacy market last month with an app that allows patients to order prescriptions direct from their GP and...
Allan Tierney was found guilty of burglary at Snaresbrook Crown Court last Friday (June 7), after he “targeted” and stole the president’s chain of...
GSK has extended the audience for its ‘health partner portal’ for healthcare professionals to include pharmacy teams, it said.
The website offers...
I have come to dread bank holidays.
Firstly, as I work as a locum, I don't get to enjoy the feeling of having an exciting, paid holiday as many of...
Ms Arikawe, superintendent pharmacist at The Priory Community Pharmacy in Dudley, has been shortlisted in the Excellence in Healthcare category, for...
The multiple's single-use plastic retail carrier bags and standard white paper medicine bags will be replaced by unbleached, Forest Stewardship...
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