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Nine-tenths of pharmacies have stopped using locums ‘on cost grounds’

CPE poll finds rising workforce costs are one of the top challenges for contractors.

05 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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CPS welcomes conscientious objection clause in Scotland’s assisted dying Bill

Pharmacists who do not want to supply drugs to help terminally ill patients die could opt out.

05 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Scottish Government ‘tightening the purse strings,’ CPS warns contractors

Negotiator warns Scottish contractors that budgets for 2024-25 may be tight.

02 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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GPs capping appointments is ‘great opportunity’ for Pharmacy First

Numark chairman Harry McQuillan said it was “more important than ever” the public is aware of Pharmacy First.

02 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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RPS: Puberty blocker legislation could ‘criminalise’ pharmacists

Ban on new prescriptions poses a legal threat to pharmacists, Society warns.

01 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Three HRT medicines today removed from prescription prepayment certificate

Bedol 2mg tablets, Climanor 5mg tablets and Clinorette tablets have been discontinued.

01 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pressure on pharmacies will increase because of GPs’ industrial action

Warnings that patients will flood pharmacies after GPs voted to stage industrial action for first time in 60 years.

01 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Take screenshots, PDA tells locums amid ‘increase’ in employers reneging on terms

PDA alleges rise in businesses unilaterally changing agreed terms of locum shifts.

01 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Category M error is “severe blow” to pharmacy, warns Numark chairman

Harry McQuillan said the Government was penalising pharmacies for a mistake they were not responsible for.

31 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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‘Dishonest’ online pharmacist who issued prescriptions in under a minute struck off

Online pharmacist struck off after 'mean' ex-employers 'swanned off to Dubai'.

31 Jul 2024 , 4 Min Article

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Pass rate for registration exam dips slightly to 75 per cent

GPhC announces top line results for the June 25 registration assessment.

30 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies claimed for 400,000 Pharmacy First consultations in first three months

Seventy-eight per cent of consultations resulted in a medicine being supplied to patients.

29 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Lib Dem MP blasts ‘perverse’ NHS decisions on pharmacy market entry

“Impenetrable” bureaucratic processes blocking new pharmacy applications from independents.

29 Jul 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Labour: ‘Simply not possible’ for pharmacists to police puberty blocker prescriptions

Health minister defends Labour decision to uphold ban enforced by former government.

29 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Labour to take pharmacy IT resilience ‘seriously’ after CrowdStrike outage

DCMS junior minister grilled on health sector IT resilience after CrowdStrike chaos

26 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy bodies sign letter urging Streeting to prioritise women’s health

Sixty organisations including pharmacy bodies called on health secretary Wes Streeting to tackle widespread inequalities.

26 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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