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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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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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No sign of Champix returning to pharmacies a year after recall

Pfizer 'unable to confirm' when stop smoking drug will be available, it tells PNN

16 Sep 2022

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Preventative prescribing is risky in the very old

Preventative medicines are often prescribed with no clear benefit, a study finds

16 Sep 2022

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HEE to publish report on why pharmacy technicians quit

University of Manchester researchers explore what drives attrition among pharmacy technicians

15 Sep 2022

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Pharmacies deliver 100k flu jabs in first eight days of service

Pharmacies in England deliver 101,478 flu jabs in the first eight days of the vaccination campaign

15 Sep 2022

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CPhO issues opioid substitution guidance ahead of bank holiday

'Make the care of the patient your first priority,' says David Webb

14 Sep 2022

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Patients with psoriasis wait five years for diagnosis in primary care

Sufferers were up to eight times more likely than those who did not have psoriasis to be diagnosed with pityriasis rosea

14 Sep 2022

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PDA urges Welsh government to respect union talks over pay

PDA says government in Wales should work 'in social partnership' with trade unions and employers

14 Sep 2022

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New body-identical HRT product approved for Scottish NHS

Bijuve approved for use on NHS after a review of its effectiveness and value for money

13 Sep 2022

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Welsh pharmacy staff to get 4% pay rise under terms of funding uplift

Staff earning less than £46k to get a pay increase of 'at least' four per cent, says CPhO Evans

13 Sep 2022

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