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MHRA issues defect notice for hyoscine butylbromide batch

Some packs found to contain the wrong patient information leaflet, says MHRA

22 Nov 2022

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Greater Manchester sees 97 per cent of practices sign up to CPCS

Nearly 14,000 appointments have been referred to pharmacies since April last year

15 Nov 2022

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PSNC starts new ‘influencing’ campaign to reach politicians

A Pharmacy First service could save NHS England over £600m a year, PSNC to tell MPs

14 Nov 2022

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Over 6,500 diabetes education packs supplied to 330 pharmacies

Resources will help pharmacy teams and diabetes patients improve their understanding of the disease

14 Nov 2022

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Cost of primary care prescribing rose £100m last year

Primary care prescriptions accounted for 50 per cent of all prescribing costs, says NHS BSA

10 Nov 2022

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NHS website attracts 1.2bn visitors in 12 months

There were 131 million visits to the Covid vaccine booking page, according to NHS Digital

08 Nov 2022

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DHSC alerts contractors to out-of-stock medicines

Dipyridamole 100mg tablets are out of stock until early December

08 Nov 2022

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CCA chief issues stark funding warning to new pharmacy minister

Neil O’Brien is the fourth pharmacy minister this year following Maria Caulfield, James Morris and Will Quince.

03 Nov 2022

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MP tries to resuscitate drug price labelling legislation to cut waste

Patients should be encouraged to 'do their bit' to cut spending, says South Thanet MP

27 Oct 2022

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NHS Somerset aims for 6,000 GP CPCS monthly consultations

GPs in Somerset referring 1,000 patients to pharmacies each month, says commissioner

25 Oct 2022

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Pharmacies across England lack digital resources, reveals study

Over half of pharmacies experience at least one IT shutdown each month

20 Oct 2022

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Pharmacists can now access NHS strategy tool to plan service delivery

NHS England used the Pharmacy Show to announce community pharmacy access to a new strategic planning tool

18 Oct 2022

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We must listen to contractors and take them seriously, says CPhO

A contractor tells Webb she can't offer extra services because of the staffing costs involved

18 Oct 2022

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NPA listens to those living with obesity to build on services

The NPA gave an update on its support with obesity services at the Pharmacy Show yesterday

17 Oct 2022

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How do NHS expectations sit with the funding reality?

NHS wants more services but is unwilling to cough up, the Pharmacy Show heard yesterday

17 Oct 2022

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Items dispensed by pharmacies up but pharmacies are closing

In 2021-22, 308 pharmacies opened and 418 closed, according to the NHSBSA

13 Oct 2022

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