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Proposal to merge Boots union with PDA ushered through in landslide vote

'Hundreds' of pharmacists to join PDAU in January as 96% of votes express support

12 Nov 2024

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NICE updates guidance on diagnosis of endometriosis

NICE responds to recent reports that have highlighted problems with the diagnosis of endometriosis.

12 Nov 2024

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NHS announces return of varenicline 3 years after Champix recall

Smokers will be able to self-refer to access generic varenicline.

12 Nov 2024

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Scottish nurse died after buying Mounjaro from online pharmacy

Weight loss injections listed as a contributing factor in Susan McGowan's death.

11 Nov 2024

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PDA meets Superdrug pharmacists to convince them about union benefits

The PDA said it told attendees recognition can “support Superdrug pharmacists facing high targets and increased services.”

11 Nov 2024

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NHSE relaunches Pharmacy First PR campaign today – with details lacking

Community Pharmacy England chief executive Janet Morrison said a “much bigger, ongoing public awareness campaign” is needed.

11 Nov 2024

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MPs warn Labour’s NI rise puts pharmacies at risk during Commons debate

Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Gibson said pharmacists and other healthcare providers “feel taken for granted, let down and scared.”

08 Nov 2024

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Tesco pilots ‘health zone’ concept for pharmacy services ‘while patients shop’

Supermarket chain trialling new service offering with Bupa and other partners.

07 Nov 2024

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Cost of items dispensed in the community in England on the rise

NHS Business Services Authority said £10.1 billion was dispensed in 2023-24 compared with £9.59 billion in 2022-23.

07 Nov 2024

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NICE updates menopause guideline

The guideline recommends HRT for vasomotor symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats.

07 Nov 2024

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Two men handed six-month prison sentences for burglary at Mansfield pharmacy

Police were alerted after an alarm went off at Rosemary Street Pharmacy at 2.50am on Saturday, November 2.

07 Nov 2024

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Obesity prevalence among reception age children in England on the rise

NHS Digital said obesity prevalence in boys was higher than girls in reception year and year six age groups.

06 Nov 2024

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Study claims 640,000 antibiotic prescriptions in practices a year ‘attributable’ to RSV

The Imperial College London study found adults over 75 accounted for the biggest number of antibiotic prescriptions.

06 Nov 2024

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Streeting announces partnership for future pandemic 'surveillance system'

Partnership with Oxford Nanopore will see disease sequencing data shared with UKHSA

05 Nov 2024

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Pharmacists’ knowledge on managing morning sickness “suboptimal”

Community pharmacists found wanting on antiemetic usage and safety.

04 Nov 2024

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NPA: It would be an insult if GPs and not pharmacies were supported with NI rise

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the biggest overall tax increases since 1993 will help fund £22.6 billion for the NHS.

04 Nov 2024

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