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PSNC 'discussing' Pharmacy Collect with DH as free LFD supply to end

The future provision of lateral flow devices from community pharmacies is under discussion.

22 Feb 2022

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Six Lincolnshire Co-op branches alter opening hours and close on Saturdays

Covid infections have forced staff to self-isolate.

22 Feb 2022

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Community pharmacies to lead on vaccinations for 5-11 year olds

Pharmacy-led sites will be main providers for younger cohort, with GPs taking a back seat.

21 Feb 2022

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Public take expired medicines, reveals survey     

Forty per cent of consumers admitted they threw away unused medication.

18 Feb 2022

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Opinion: Let pharmacists make two-week cancer referrals

Pharmacists can help reduce diagnosis delays and support Javid's war on cancer, Ade Williams writes.

18 Feb 2022

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Staffordshire pharmacies sold through 'confidential process'

The two pharmacies have been sold for an undisclosed sum.

17 Feb 2022

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Widespread ethnic inequalities exist across the NHS, warns report

BAME workers suffered from an ethnic pay gap in most NHS sectors.

16 Feb 2022

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Potential bidders for Boots have two weeks to make an offer

Initial bids are to be submitted by the end of the month according to reports.

14 Feb 2022

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Police in Greater Manchester find controlled and prescription drugs on street

The medicines seized included pregabalin, flucloxacillin, nitrazepam and zopiclone.

14 Feb 2022

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Wales moves to longer standard prescribing cycles to 'free capacity'

Suitable patients to be moved from 28 day prescribing to 56 days under new guidance.

14 Feb 2022

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Pharmacy support within GP practices gets £80m boost in Scotland

The money will bolster pharmacy's role in repeat prescriptions and medication reviews in practices.

11 Feb 2022

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Pharmacies report 'antivax law firm' to the police after 'threatening letter'

Letter makes false claims about police investigation into Covid vaccine roll out.

11 Feb 2022

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GPhC stresses need for pharmacy workers to get Covid vaccine

The regulator urges pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students and trainees to get vaccinated.

11 Feb 2022

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Pharmacies supply over 820,000 lateral flow tests in Northern Ireland

Over 5.7 million individual tests have been distributed by 500 pharmacies in 580 locations.

10 Feb 2022

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'Really difficult' to recruit pharmacists says Rowlands MD

Pharmacies are competing with NHS employers for personnel, says Nigel Swift.

10 Feb 2022

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EPB chair: Pharmacy can help NHS clear Covid backlog

RPS says pharmacies can help NHS free up resources to concentrate on care backlog.

09 Feb 2022

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