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Breakthrough lung cancer drug gets MHRA green light

NHS lung cancer patients will be the first in Europe to be offered sotorasib.

13 Sep 2021

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Prescribing of antidepressants on the rise, says NHS report

Between April and June this year 20.5 million antidepressant items were prescribed.

10 Sep 2021

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APPG launches inquiry into future of community pharmacy

MPs want to gather information to create a blueprint for the sector's development in the coming years.

10 Sep 2021

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Bedfordshire Numark pharmacies deliver 68,500 Covid vaccinations

Numark pharmacies worked with six GP surgeries to administer Covid vaccinations in Flitwick

09 Sep 2021

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Scottish NES pharmacy workforce survey starts 12 September

CPS warns contractors to look out for online survey in pharmacy mailbox

09 Sep 2021

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GPhC continues to struggle to meet FtP performance standards

Five out of six KPIs remain flagged 'red' in first quarter of 2021 but performance reported satisfactory elsewhere

09 Sep 2021

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GPhC to retain flat fee structure but move to a multi-year fees cycle

Review on the way on how GPhC charges, accredits and recognises training courses

09 Sep 2021

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Pharmacy2U enjoys financial boost after unprecedented demand

A £7.2 million loss in 2020 was turned into a £100,000 profit before tax for the year ending March 2021

09 Sep 2021

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Drop in STI diagnoses down to disruption from Covid pandemic

Less STI testing saw the number of diagnoses fall by 32 per cent between 2020 and 2019.

08 Sep 2021

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Pharmacy vital to the pandemic effort says Welsh first minister

Community pharmacy is an economic driver as well as an essential clinical resource, says Mark Drakeford

07 Sep 2021

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AZ boss warns against rushing into Covid booster programme

Soirot questions wisdom of giving booster jab without real world evidence of need

07 Sep 2021

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Public satisfied with pharmacies during pandemic says Healthwatch

Monitoring group says there are still areas for improvement

06 Sep 2021

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Pearn's 20 pharmacies sold to Knights for undisclosed sum

Acquisition boosts Knights Pharmacy to 90 branches across England and Wales

06 Sep 2021

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Six NHS Trusts funded to trial AI prostate cancer diagnostic tech

The trial will examine how prostate cancer diagnosis can be speeded up.

06 Sep 2021

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Survey will assess pupils' attitudes towards smoking, alcohol and drugs

Around one thousand schools in England will be randomly selected by the government.

03 Sep 2021

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Covid cost claims 'significantly higher' than Government's offer

PSNC has not revealed total claims amount but says it is well above original £120m offer.

03 Sep 2021

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