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Pharmacists who work in care homes, even on a part-time basis, will be required to have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccination under plans announced today (June 16).
16/06/2021
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A coroner has called for greater communication between local healthcare providers and for all pharmacies to be involved in medication safety plans for mental health patients.
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Around 13,000 patients were referred from GP practices to community pharmacies over a seven-month period, NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) data has shown.
MHRA officers in the UK have seized over three million illegal medicines and medical devices worth more than £9 million and closed 43 websites as part of a global police operation.
Manufacturer Chiesi has decided to discontinue Vertab® SR 240mg tablets in the UK, it announced yesterday (June 8).
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The University of Nottingham has recorded the highest first-attempt pass rate in the March registration exam sitting, the GPhC's first ever online assessment.
The GPhC needs more feedback from those who sat the online exam before making “final decisions” on the format of future exams, its director of education and standards has told C+D.
The freehold of fifteen Sheppards Pharmacy branches is to be sold via auction, two months after independent support group Avicenna acquired the chain.
The PDA has called on community pharmacy employers to commit to improving sector working conditions, after a report highlighted recruitment and retention issues.
The profession’s charity Pharmacist Support is looking to appoint four trustees to its board as part of a push towards greater diversity of experiences in its leadership.
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Pharmacy2U is partnering with Royal Mail to offer same-day deliveries of some medication and healthcare products, following a surge in demand for deliveries during the pandemic.
The COVID-19 vaccination minister has paid special thanks to more than 500 community pharmacies that have administered more than five million vaccinations in England.
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GPhC guidance tolerating the supply of dispensed items in an emergency when the responsible pharmacist is away will not “survive” the pandemic, CEO Duncan Rudkin has told C+D.
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Well Pharmacy’s operations director Nigel Swift will leave the multiple next week to join the Phoenix Group as assistant CEO UK.
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Rowlands pharmacy managing director Mark Bather is to stand down after two-and-a-half years in the post, parent company Phoenix UK announced today (June 1).
Hemant Patel has retired from his post as NEL LPC secretary after more than 25 years following a "long period of illness and reaching his retirement age", the LPC has confirmed.
The RPS is taking part in a collective social media blackout this weekend to challenge racism, harassment and abuse online.
Proposals for a pharmacist apprenticeship may have been kicked into the long grass for now, but pharmacists’ concerns will have to be addressed if they come back, says Toni Hazell
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Knights Pharmacy superintendent Pete Horrocks was personally invited to attend a thank-you reception for NHS staff this week, hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
New MHRA guidance about prescribing levothyroxine could leave contractors with the choice of being “out of pocket” or face telling prescribers to re-issue scripts, pharmacists say.
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) has increased the number of independent prescribing training places for community pharmacists from 50 to 60, C+D has learned.
Two patient group directions (PGDs) to support the treatment of shingles and skin infections will be added to the NHS Pharmacy First Scotland service next month.
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) will introduce a more “risk-based and proportionate routine inspection programme” later in the year, it has said on its website.
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