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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

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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

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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

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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

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MHRA approves stroke prevention indication for Wegovy

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

25 Jul 2024

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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

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Outstanding Contribution Award HCs

Andrea Bevan and Jennifer Elton were recognised for their outstanding contributions to pharmacy by being award Highly Commended in this category.

24 Jul 2024

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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

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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

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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

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Health Equality Award HCs

This year, Leila Diamond and Natalie Carruthers won Highly Commended at the RoEs in the Health Equality category.

24 Jul 2024

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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

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Clinical Services Star Award Winner

Daisy Hill took home the top prize in the Clinical Services Star category.

24 Jul 2024

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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

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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

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Team Leader & Spotlight Award Winner

Rachel Graham (middle) was the worthy winner of the Team Leader Award as well as the overall Spotlight Award winner for 2024.

24 Jul 2024

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