Practice

The potential for pharmacy to improve the NHS’ “chronic access problem” is the subject of a new NPA report.

Proposals to publish inspection reports for the first time, unannounced inspections and three new types of inspection, are all part of a consultation launched by GPhC

Development of a new qualification to meet the recently revised GPhC Initial Education & Training Standards for Pharmacy Technicians is underway and will be utilised from September 2019.

Community Pharmacy Future group reveals success of a new person-centred care pilot to support patients with long-term conditions.

Guidance to free up to almost £100 million for frontline care each year by curbing prescriptions for over-the-counter medicines has been published by NHS England.

Patients at Whipps Cross Hospital in Waltham Forest, London, can now access their medication and go home quicker, after the opening of a new LloydsPharmacy outpatient dispensary.

Community pharmacy can do more to help reduce emergency hospital admissions, says PSNC.

The NPA is calling on the Government to rule out proposals that would allow pharmacy technicians to supervise the supply of prescription-only medicines.

NHS England has launched Stay Well Pharmacy, a campaign using TV advertising and posters to encourage people to use their local pharmacy as a first port of call for minor health concerns.

RPS Wales has announced the dates of three Revalidation Roadshows for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

Increasing the amount of information held in electronic summary care records is improving care and helping to ease winter pressures, NHS Digital has announced.

Over 8,300 pharmacies have attained Level 1 healthy living pharmacy (HLP) status, Public Health England has announced.

The RPS has joined other pharmacy bodies in welcoming the news that legislation to introduce a new defence around inadvertent dispensing errors has finally been approved by Parliament.

Public Health England is inviting pharmacy teams across the country to work in partnership throughout this season's Smokefree campaign.

Revalidation for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will start on 30 March 2018, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has announced.

Numark has introduced a further three resource packs to its service support portfolio, designed to contain everything to help members deliver both private and NHS services.

The PDA has launched a ‘Safer Pharmacies Charter’ with the aim of ensuring safe practice in pharmacy and improving patient care through better working conditions.

A new patient support programme designed for those living with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been developed by Teva Pharmaceuticals.

While many people are embracing the public health role of pharmacies, some topics are perceived as off-limits, according to a new NPA study.

A new Accuracy checking pharmacy technician programme has been launched by CPPE, as part of its growing portfolio of learning opportunities for pharmacy technicians.