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Lib Dem MP blasts ‘perverse’ NHS decisions on pharmacy market entry

“Impenetrable” bureaucratic processes blocking new pharmacy applications from independents.

29 Jul 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Labour: ‘Simply not possible’ for pharmacists to police puberty blocker prescriptions

Health minister defends Labour decision to uphold ban enforced by former government.

29 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Labour to take pharmacy IT resilience ‘seriously’ after CrowdStrike outage

DCMS junior minister grilled on health sector IT resilience after CrowdStrike chaos

26 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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MHRA approves stroke prevention indication for Wegovy

Semaglutide approved to prevent cardiac events following multi-country study.

25 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Whooping cough on the rise in UK as vaccine coverage declines

The UK Health Security Agency said there were 2,591 cases in May but just 59 per cent of pregnant women were offered a vaccine in March.

24 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Exclusive: Public increasingly confident using OTCs turn away from pharmacy?

Fewer consumers are seeking advice and treatment from pharmacists as a first step, according to a new report from PAGB.

23 Jul 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Industry body calls on Government to prioritise self-care to benefit NHS

PAGB shares six key actions for ministers to prioritise in first 100 days.

22 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Nine serious shortage protocols for widely prescribed antipsychotic

SSPs implemented amid ongoing supply disruption to Quetiapine tablets.

18 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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London pharmacies take part in first NHS-funded inhaler recycling scheme

ICS announces first publicly funded inhaler recycling scheme.

17 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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GP survey: 7% of nearly 700,000 patients referred to pharmacies in 12 months

The latest GP Patient Survey found 7.3 per cent of 694,064 patients used a pharmacy after referral from a practice, NHS 111 or A&E in the last year.

17 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Starmer must appoint a medicines tsar to solve shortages, says NPA

The National Pharmacy Association has warned that the supply chain's "robustness" needs testing because patients’ health is suffering.

12 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Labour inherits ‘frightening’ waiting lists as Streeting offers GPs billons

NPA calls on Labour to reform health system as ''frightening' think tank report is published.

11 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Huge 28 per cent leap in adults prescribed ADHD drugs

Number of ADHD prescriptions rises as global shortages bite.

11 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Streeting continues to assemble health team with more pro-pharmacy MPs

Andrew Gwynne and Baroness Merron, supporters of community pharmacy, have joined the Department of Health and Social Care.

10 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Sector should ‘normalise’ use of home diagnostic kits says Pharmacy2U

P2U chief of staff Garry Dannatt envisions 'wraparound' remote consultation services

09 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Welsh negotiator blasts ‘unacceptable’ flat funding deal

Community Pharmacy Wales outlines the terms of 2024-25 deal to frustrated contractors.

05 Jul 2024 , 3 Min Article

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