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Introduce pharmacy work plan, RPS Scotland director warns SNP conference

Morrison says rest breaks, flexible working and protected learning time will help retain the workforce

10 Oct 2022

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RPS members want better communication and engagement

Members called for more frequent meetings between the Assembly and Boards

10 Oct 2022

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Pharmacy bodies discuss disability barriers at Scottish parliament

Meeting looked at ways disabled pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can be better supported

05 Oct 2022

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PSNC: Large majority of LPCs voted for NHS income-based levy

Over 80 per cent of reps voted for a levy based on NHS income rather than number of items

05 Oct 2022

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RPS sets out ambitions to include pharmacy technicians as members

A single body for both professions is needed to foster unity, claims RPS

05 Oct 2022

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GPhC failing to take proactive approach to aesthetics safety

Contractor says GPhC has never approached him about his non-medical aesthetics work.

03 Oct 2022

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IPAs celebrate heroics of independent pharmacies in the Commons

The awards drew politicians and leading pharmacy figures and saw six hotly contested awards handed out.

03 Oct 2022

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Numark MD attacks Coffey after she calls for more from pharmacy

Meader accuses health secretary Coffey of failing to “understand or value” community pharmacy.

27 Sep 2022

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ACTNow campaign returns to focus on pharmacists’ workplace culture

Collaboration needed to bring about cultural change, says Pharmacist Support

23 Sep 2022

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Patients with psoriasis wait five years for diagnosis in primary care

Sufferers were up to eight times more likely than those who did not have psoriasis to be diagnosed with pityriasis rosea

14 Sep 2022

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Public largely unaware pharmacy is best for health advice, reveals study

Research commissioned by Perrigo reveals seven in 10 people in the UK ignore health conditions

06 Sep 2022

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RPS: Employers and unions must find solutions to burnout and closures

RPS urges pharmacy employers and trade unions to hold roundtable discussions

06 Sep 2022

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PDA seeks answers on pharmacy professional leadership commission

PDA presses CPhO David Webb on why the commission was set up and who is funding it

05 Sep 2022

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Fear about pharmacy technicians’ roles holding us back, says APTUK president

Claire Steele said there will always be some who "see pharmacy technicians as a threat”

24 Aug 2022

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Contractor launches petition calling on government to stop violence in pharmacies

Mike Hewitson wants pharmacy staff to have access to a security fund to prevent abuse

17 Aug 2022

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GPhC reminds pharmacists and owners of online pharmacies of responsibilities

The GPhC said over 30 per cent of open fitness-to-practise cases involve online pharmacy.

16 Aug 2022

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