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GPhC may charge online pharmacies higher registration fees

Online providers are vastly overrepresented in GPhC fitness to practise cases.

07 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

NHS board warns Lloyds it faces disqualification over 'inadequate' service

NHS Tayside warns multiple that repeated closures could have serious consequences.

06 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

Boots parent 'to explore' selling company to new owner

City sources say WBA is lining up options for the future of Boots UK.

06 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Prescribing

Opioid use has fallen in County Durham and Sunderland, campaigners claim

Painkillers Don't Exist said the number of high-strength opioids prescribed has gone down.

06 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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NHS BSA launches tool to tackle prednisolone overprescription

BSA develops a new metric to help tackle the over-prescription of prednisolone in England.

02 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies in Northern Ireland get ready for Big Covid Jab weekend

Community pharmacies will offer walk-in Covid vaccines to increase uptake in the country.

02 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Multiples 'installing panic buttons' to cope with patient abuse

Multiples hiring more security personnel and installing CCTV cameras, says CCA.

02 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

Pharmacy bodies warn of 'critical' shortage of community pharmacists

PSNC, NPA, CCA and AIM warn patients’ access to health services is at risk.

01 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Vaccinations

Mandatory Covid vaccines for NHS staff suffers setback in the Lords

Lords Committee says the evidence underpinning the proposals is not good enough.

30 Nov 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Coronavirus

Covid antiviral may be less effective than first thought

Latest data shows 30% reduction in hospitalisation in death and not 50% as previously.

30 Nov 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Business

Campaigners urge Boots to keep lower EHC prices after Black Friday

BPAS calls on Boots not to raise prices back to pre-sale levels after Black Friday deal.

29 Nov 2021 , 1 Min Article