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Pandemic delivery service extended until March 31

Pharmacies will continue providing prescription medicines and appliances to patients’ homes.

04 Oct 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Rowlands shrinks its losses by 80pc during Covid

Rowlands lost £11.6m in the 12 months to January 2021, its latest accounts reveal.

04 Oct 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy contraception pilot launches in 7 NHS regions

Pilot offers ongoing access to oral contraception from pharmacies in some PCNs.

04 Oct 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Vaccine rates for childhood diseases hits WHO target for tenth year

Coverage of measles, mumps and rubella fell slightly but targets hit overall.

01 Oct 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies paid £91m for Covid jabs from January to June

Pharmacies paid £91m for providing Covid-19 vaccinations in the first 6 months of 2021.

01 Oct 2021 , 1 Min Article

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NICE to approve inclisiran

New NICE guidance recommends Legvio as an option for primary hypercholesterolaemia.

01 Oct 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy teams to get free flu jabs as NHS secures funding

Free jab offer extends to locums as NHS secures additional funding.

30 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Long term oral steroids increase risk of CVD

Taking steroids for long-term inflammatory diseases increases CVD risk.

29 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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55 Boots branches to offer Covid booster jabs

Boots and Well to offer booster jabs from a total of 110 sites.

29 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Fewer employees made whistleblowing reports to GPhC last year

Whistleblowing reports to GPhC dropped to less than a quarter compared to previous year.

28 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Report calls for collaboration within new care structures

It calls for more scope for collaboration between pharmacy, primary care networks and ICSs.

27 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Think pharmacy first this winter, says CPNI chief

Gerard Greene has urged people to think about going to a pharmacy this autumn and winter.

24 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies in Scotland to offer bridging contraception service

Pharmacies will be able to provide a three-month supply of desogestrel after a consultation.

24 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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DHSC appoints new pharmacy minister after latest cabinet reshuffle

Maria Caulfield is a former nurse and one-time local councillor.

24 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Emergency contraception prescriptions fall sharply in England

The 90,068 prescriptions dispensed last year compares with 252,800 dispensed in 2010.

23 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC: Some online prescribing pharmacists ‘out of their depth’

Some pharmacists accused of “not understanding the prescribing process they were involved in”.  

23 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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