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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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Pharmacist pleads not guilty to causing death of teenager by careless driving

Jagjeet Gujral, 66, appeared at Lewes Crown Court having been charged with causing the death of 18-year-old Charles Chandler in a crash.

29 Oct 2024

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GP and pharmacy contracts should be aligned, says ex-BMA council chair

Former British Medical Association council chair Chaand Nagpaul said pharmacy and general practice was working in a “disjointed way”.

29 Oct 2024

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RPS tries to alleviate GHP’s concerns over royal college plans

Royal Pharmaceutical Society chief executive Paul Bennett said a future royal college must be "led by the profession.”

25 Oct 2024

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We’ll support pharmacies, Kinnock says on first visit to pharmacy since taking office

Health minister Stephen Kinnock visited Bedminster Pharmacy in Bristol where he heard about how they improve the health of their community.

25 Oct 2024

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Smoking and vaping levels among school kids unchanged between 2021 and 2023

The number of children who said they had taken illicit drugs fell during that period, according to NHS Digital.

23 Oct 2024

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Labour clueless about number of pharmacies dispensing at a loss

Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock said he does not know how many pharmacies have dispensed at a loss in each of the last three years.

23 Oct 2024

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Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists seeks clarity from RPS over Royal College plans

GHP president Rob Connah wrote to RPS chief executive Paul Bennett and president Claire Anderson about the proposal's implications.

22 Oct 2024

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NPA chief: Labour must invest in community pharmacies to realise 10-year plan

Paul Rees said pharmacists must be part of neighbourhood health teams because they are “the health professionals people know best.”

21 Oct 2024

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Closures and reduced opening times resulted in six million lost pharmacy hours

The Company Chemists' Association analysed the period between September 2022 and June 2024.

21 Oct 2024

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Some practices and pharmacies in every health board in Wales has access to EPS

Digital Health and Care Wales said it was working to roll EPS out to every community in Wales "quickly and safely."

18 Oct 2024

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PDA chair tells Morrison to give employee pharmacists a seat on CPE

PDA chairman Mark Koziol told CPE chief executive Janet Morrison the voices of employee pharmacists and locums must be heard.

16 Oct 2024

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Rees: Labour are 'incredibly warm' about work-to-rule and wider pressure campaign

Paul Rees played down concerns the NPA's work-to-rule strategy risks alienating the government.

14 Oct 2024

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Pharmacy Show 2024: Increase conditions under Pharmacy First, insists CCA

CCA head of policy Nick Thayer said Pharmacy First had "arguably the most successful start to any national service across the UK."

14 Oct 2024

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MHRA approves adapted version of Comirnaty Covid vaccine

The MHRA approved two “presentations of the adapted vaccine” after they met its standards of safety, quality, and effectiveness.

11 Oct 2024

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Father and son buy pharmacy in Birmingham after owner retires

Ian and Jas Riaar bought Wards Chemist in the village of Handsworth Wood in North Birmingham.

10 Oct 2024

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