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Seventy-four per cent of people aged 14 and over with a learning disability have had an annual health check ahead of schedule.

The Cambrian Alliance Group have announced a new supply agreement for generics and PI medicines with Target Healthcare.

Six more services added to data standard for community pharmacy to support quick and safe transfer of data across the system.

The Most Valuable Product (MVP) Awards are back for 2021, with 25 OTC product categories and one overall winner to vote for.

Funding will allow sites to draw down additional staff as effort focusses on bringing forward second jabs.

Seven Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland members have been awarded fellowships.

A record number of Covid vaccines were booked in one day through the NHS website earlier this week. 

Massive price hikes to the antidepressant saw the NHS spend over six times more on the drug in 2020-21 compared to the previous year. 

Well Pharmacy has begun rolling out Covid vaccinations from another eight branches, taking the total number to 20. 

A company specialising in electronic retail point-of-sale systems says it can help bricks-and-mortar pharmacies compete with Amazon.

Concern that disruption of malaria eradication programmes could lead to increased transmission.

GP CPCS referrals will be rolled out to 30 per cent of primary care networks in the North West of England by autumn this year.

Sector charity Pharmacist Support has announced four vacancies for volunteer trustees in a bid to ensure it reflects the sector’s diversity.

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has launched a new inclusion and wellbeing pledge to promote a supportive culture among UK pharmacy teams. 

The General Pharmaceutical Council is still failing to hit its performance standards when it comes to dealing with fitness to practice concerns.

Some 113,000 websites operating illegally in the UK were removed or had their URLs blocked as part of Operation Pangea.

Every community pharmacy contractor in Scotland will receive £1,000 for adjustments made to their pharmacies during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The freehold on 15 pharmacies recently acquired by Avicenna will be up for auction next week. 

The Government, NHS bodies and employers must tackle the root causes of burnout in the health and care sector, the RPS has said. 

Pharmacy2U has announced it is partnering with Royal Mail to provide same-day deliveries for “some” products.