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Failure to prevent diabetes complications “devastating lives”

Preventable complications are causing “untold hardship” for people with diabetes and costing the UK healthcare system £6.2 billion a year.

19 Jun 2024

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Labour to introduce community pharmacy prescribing service if elected

Party manifesto confirms Streeting's pledge to overhaul primary care provision.

17 Jun 2024

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Health boards struggle to monitor dispensing fraud risk in Wales, says report

An Audit Wales pilot looked at potential “risks around fraud and cost” relating to “expensive items”, specials and “higher cost formulations”.

07 Jun 2024

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Pharmacy bodies urge parties to adopt manifesto ahead of general election

The manifesto, launched by CPE, NPA, CCA and RPS, calls for “a long-term sustainable funding solution”.

06 Jun 2024

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New STD diagnoses in England on the rise, latest data reveals

There were 401,800 new diagnoses last year compared with 383,789 in 2022 which was a 4.7 per cent increase.

05 Jun 2024

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Sunak warned not to expand Pharmacy First without increase in funding

The National Pharmacy Association and Company Chemists’ Association said pharmacies need greater support if they are to provide more services.

03 Jun 2024

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DH implements ‘emergency ban’ on puberty suppressing hormones

No new patients under 18 to be put on puberty suppressing hormones under emergency ban

30 May 2024

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NHS BSA forces two pharmacies to hand back £33k in hypertension fees

Exclusive: NHS investigation leads to large recovery of fees from two pharmacies

16 May 2024

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Bristol pharmacy secures grant funding to evaluate AMR solutions

Bedminster Pharmacy and UWE Bristol get grant funding from UK innovation fund

15 May 2024

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Government greenlights two models of hub-and-spoke dispensing for January 2025

Legislation to enable two models of hub-and-spoke dispensing across the UK are planned to come into effect on 1 January 2025 “to gives the pharmacy sector time to explore the relevance of the new hub-and-spoke models to their businesses”.

14 May 2024

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NHSE will scrutinise Pharmacy First data for ‘outliers’ abusing service

We take monitoring of the service seriously, NHS official tells Clinical Pharmacy Congress.

13 May 2024

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Numark chairman praises “bold and forward-looking” NI community pharmacy vision

Harry McQuillan said Numark will “be working to fully support its members” to deliver the six priorities in Northern Ireland.

13 May 2024

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Drug shortages ‘beyond critical’ as pharmacies forced to ring up GPs every day

Pharmacy team members report spending over an hour each day tackling meds shortages.

09 May 2024

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We’ve not had one Pharmacy First referral from GPs since its launch

Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire committee member Mohamed Moledina said GPs in the area do not understand the service.

29 Apr 2024

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‘Real benefit’: NHS extends optician-to-pharmacy hypertension referral pilot

Optical practice referrals have helped divert patients from A&E, says local LPC.

26 Apr 2024

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EPS system approved for roll out across Welsh pharmacy network

Government signs off on EPS system, giving green light for national roll out

19 Apr 2024

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