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GPhC fails on its handling of fitness to practise for fourth year running

Regulator still taking too long to close FtP cases, a report finds

04 Oct 2022

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Well Pharmacy donates $400k of medicines to Pakistan flood relief

Well donates medicines as parent company Bestway raises $2.3m in relief funding

03 Oct 2022

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IPAs celebrate heroics of independent pharmacies in the Commons

The awards drew politicians and leading pharmacy figures and saw six hotly contested awards handed out.

03 Oct 2022

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Pharmacy whistleblowing rates back to pre-pandemic levels

GPhC received 25 whistleblowing disclosures in the year to April 2022

29 Sep 2022

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NHS data shows drop in childhood vaccination coverage

NHS Digital said falling numbers likely to have been caused by the disruption of the Covid pandemic

29 Sep 2022

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MHRA approves new insomnia drug

Quviviq expected to be available on the NHS from mid-2023, says manufacturer

28 Sep 2022

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Pharmacies can deliver ‘much wider range’ of vaccines

'Inflexible' vaccine distribution networks must first be targeted, says PSNC

28 Sep 2022

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Closure threat looming over several thousand pharmacies, say academics

Combination of frozen funding and inflation on the brink of causing mass closures, says report

27 Sep 2022

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Temporary registration for retired pharmacists to last 2 more years

Coffey asks GPhC to maintain register for two years to support the health service

27 Sep 2022

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Numark MD attacks Coffey after she calls for more from pharmacy

Meader accuses health secretary Coffey of failing to “understand or value” community pharmacy.

27 Sep 2022

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Haleon launches new centre for human sciences

First project will focus on how pharmacy teams can help patients manage their pain

26 Sep 2022

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Get involved!

Director of education at the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK), Amy Laflin, shares the upcoming networking and educational opportunities for pharmacy technicians

22 Sep 2022

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GPhC bans pharmacist from providing online services for a year

Freshly registered pharmacist 'tried to run before she could walk' in setting up online pharmacy

21 Sep 2022

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Sandimmun Oral Solution batch recalled due to crystals

Batch recalled due to presence of crystals in solution, says MHRA

20 Sep 2022

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20 Sep 2022

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Government overseeing ‘decimation’ of pharmacies says PSNC

They are 'allowing pressures to decimate your businesses,' PSNC chief tells contractors

20 Sep 2022

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