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Pharmacies can help ‘broken’ NHS but are struggling on few resources, warns Lord Darzi

Lord Darzi warned the total level of spending on the community pharmacy contract has fallen by eight per cent.

12 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Boots operations executive to take top job at the multiple from November

Former Saturday boy Hemmerdinger to take the helm at Boots once Seb James exits

12 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Numark chair tells Starmer pharmacy can help fix “broken” NHS

Harry McQuillan urged prime minister Keir Starmer (pictured) to recognise that community pharmacies need better support.

11 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Other healthcare workers were treated better than pharmacy, NPA tells Covid inquiry

Lawyer Lee John-Charles, speaking on behalf of the NPA, told the inquiry pharmacies played a crucial role but were “under-recognised.”

11 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Drug firms to pay £106m fines after court overturns ‘unjust’ tribunal decision

Court slams appeals tribunal for its approach to hydrocortisone 'cartel' case

11 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Under a fifth of polled contractors expect to hit Pharmacy First target in September

Avicenna members not confident they will complete 20 pathway consultations in September

11 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Avicenna conference: Fix funding first, says Buxton

Fears that contractors will walk away from Pharmacy First due to unrealistic thresholds.

10 Sep 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Registration exam: Four schools achieve average pass rate below 60 per cent

Regulator says it will monitor November assessment closely after reviewing June pass rates.

10 Sep 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Electronic prescription technology roll-out in pharmacy sites is ‘significant milestone’

Numark chairman Harry McQuillan said introducing the technology in 210 pharmacy pathfinder sites will “solidify” pharmacists’ roles in the NHS.

09 Sep 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Police investigating reports of armed robbery at pharmacy in Melksham

Staff at Gompels Pharmacy in Bank Street, Melksham, were allegedly confronted by a man holding a knife on September 5.

09 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Regulator will ‘place obligations’ on NHSE to ensure trainees have DPP access

Regulator will accredit NHSE as training provider so it is under ‘obligation’ to ensure DPP access.

09 Sep 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Rising drug prices in Northern Ireland ‘grossly unfair and unsustainable’

Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland wants a drug tariff specifically for the country as pharmacies continue to close.

06 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pair charged with robbery at Bristol pharmacy to appear in court this month

Natasha O'Driscoll, 34, of Northwood Park, Winterbourne, and Daniel Bennett, 41, of Wedmore Vale, Bedminster, were charged with robbery.

06 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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University of Sheffield launches MPharm alongside pharmacist qualification for technicians

University of Sheffield to launch new four year degree in September 2025

06 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Use effective contraception, MHRA tells male valproate patients

MHRA issues new precautionary advice in wake of Scandinavian study

05 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Number of items prescribed for dependency-forming medicines in England falls

NHS Business Services Authority said 7.1 million patients were prescribed the medicines, a 13 per cent decrease from 2015-16.

05 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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