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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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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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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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Wholesalers profit from ‘desperate’ patients says pharmacist MP

Labour MP says her party 'must start really looking' at the drugs supply chain

26 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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NSAIDs continue to be a source of avoidable harm

Problematic NSAID prescribing costs NHS England an estimated £31m over 10 years, says a new study.

26 Jul 2024 , 2 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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MHRA approves stroke prevention indication for Wegovy

Semaglutide approved to prevent cardiac events following multi-country study.

25 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Re-opening P meds debate is ‘premature and dangerous’ says PDA

PDA challenges Society by launching its own survey on P medicine self-selection.

25 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Whooping cough on the rise in UK as vaccine coverage declines

The UK Health Security Agency said there were 2,591 cases in May but just 59 per cent of pregnant women were offered a vaccine in March.

24 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Pharmacy Team of the Year Award Winner

This year St Albans Pharmacy won the prestigious Pharmacy Team of the Year Award at the 2024 RoEs.

24 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Product Adviser Award HCs

In the Product Adviser category, Deborah Woods and Hazel Armstrong were awarded Highly Commended for their expertise.

24 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Health Equality Award Winner

This year at the RoEs, Tegan Taylor (middle) of Good Life Pharmacy took home the award for Health Equality.

24 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy Team of the Year Award HCs

This year, Boots UK, Bridgend and Day Lewis, Stockwell won Highly Commended at the RoEs in the Pharmacy Team of the Year category.

24 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical Services Star Award HCs

Lisa Day and Sarah Macdonald were awarded Highly Commended in the Clinical Services Star category at the 2024 RoEs.

24 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Product Adviser Award Winner

At the RoEs 2024, Julie Hatton (left) was awarded winner of the Product Adviser category.

24 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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