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Negotiator meets with MPs to drive home medicines supply concerns

CPE calls for measures including concessions system overhaul at parliamentary briefing

10 Jul 2023

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Pharmacies struggling to source atorvastatin tablets, DH warned

Availability and pricing issues having 'serious impact' on pharmacies says CPE

07 Jul 2023

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Scottish Government calls for drug possession to be decriminalised

Prime minister has 'no plans' to change stance as SNP calls for greater support for drug users

07 Jul 2023

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NHS Workforce Plan puts £2.4bn into training and education

NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard describes the Plan as “a once in a generation opportunity to put staffing on a sustainable footing for the years to come”.

30 Jun 2023

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Pharmacist training places to increase by 50pc to 5,000 by 2031-32

Education and training places for pharmacists need to grow by 31–55 per cent by 2032/33, according to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

30 Jun 2023

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Benefits of Discharge Medicines Service not being realised, says think tank

Varied uptake of DMS across ICS regions, report finds

29 Jun 2023

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CVD deaths increase: Pharmacy has a role to play, says negotiator

Negotiator responds to BHF finding that excess deaths have shot up since pandemic began

23 Jun 2023

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Pharmacy flu jabs exceed 5 million for first time

The service has seen year-on-year growth since it launched in 2015

16 Jun 2023

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Companies win grant funding to develop EPS in Wales

PharmacyX and Titan PMR first companies with successful bids to develop EPS in Wales

12 Jun 2023

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Dramatic rise seen in medicine recalls

The number of medicines recalled by manufacturers due to defects has increased by 153 per cent since 2017. 

09 Jun 2023

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Government ploughs £40m into semaglutide GP pilot

Sunak wants to expand access to Wegovy and potentially other weight loss drugs

07 Jun 2023

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NI pharmacies launch Care in the sun campaign

Campaign launched across more than 500 pharmacies in Northern Ireland

02 Jun 2023

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CPS rejects 2023-24 pay offer from Scottish Government

CPS unhappy with both reimbursement and remuneration elements of the package which are "far below" what is required to keep pharmacies viable.

30 May 2023

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Minister: Pharmacy closures not a sign of Government failure

How patients use their pharmacies will be 'the real measure' says Lord Markham

19 May 2023

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Pharmacy First ‘could increase AMR risk without rapid diagnostics’

Pharmacists need access to tests to safely prescribe, scientists tell Rishi Sunak

18 May 2023

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MHRA rejects POM to P switch for oxybutynin medicine

Evidence shows medical supervision is still required to ensure safe use of Aquiette, says MHRA

15 May 2023

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