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€Vast majority€ of students prefer hospital for pre-reg training

Pharmacy students overwhelmingly prefer to carry out their pre-registration training in the hospital sector, a study finds.

02 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Scottish pharmacies receive £4.6m global sum boost

Community pharmacies in Scotland have been offered a three-year funding package for the first time.

27 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacists to strike as funding pressures 'reach end game'

Community pharmacists in Northern Ireland last night voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action.

25 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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CPCF: New services, hub & spoke changes on the way

Year 2 of the contract will see changes such as the launch of a new NHS Discharge Medicines Service.

24 Feb 2020 , 2 Min Article

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FtP concerns hit a record high for second quarter running

GPhC received record 765 complaints in last three months of 2019.

20 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Birmingham pharmacist jailed for drug trafficking

Sarfraz Hussain gets 28 months after MHRA investigation.

20 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Common pre-reg exam across UK from 2021

A common pre-registration exam for pharmacy graduates in Great Britain and Northern Ireland is to be introduced.

20 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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NPA 'urging' contractors to answer PSNC survey

Community pharmacy contractors are being urged to respond to a survey that asks how effective representative structures are.

20 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC taken to task for Fitness to Practise failings

The GPhC is taking steps to improve its handling of FtP cases after a number of concerns were identified. 

19 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacists must lead supervision reform says PDA

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has called for reform of the rules around community pharmacy supervision.

17 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacists may be included in new prescribing powers bill

A new bill set before Parliament today aims to extend prescribing powers to more health professions.

13 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC switches to digital registration for PTs

The GPhC has switched applications for pharmacy technician registration from paper to digital through the myGPhC system.

12 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Questions asked about RPS building sale

Questions around the 2013 sale of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s former London headquarters are raised in P3pharmacy.

11 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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GP contract 'bad news for community pharmacy'

The new GP contract is described as placing additional financial stress on the community pharmacy sector.

10 Feb 2020 , 2 Min Article

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RPS president: Board members should have maximum term limits

RPS president Sandra Gidley says board members should be allowed to serve three non-consecutive three-year terms.

06 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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All change at RPS Scotland

Director and deputy to retire in 2020.

04 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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