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GPhC data points to net rise in pharmacy closures

Figures provided by the regulator suggest there may have been a net decrease of 166 community pharmacies last year.

13 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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Revised PCN service specs agreed in GP 2020/21 contract

SMRs scaled back, but PCNs now funded to employ pharmacy technicians.

07 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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NAO issues stark warning on NHS finances

The ability of the NHS in England to deliver the Long term Plan is called into question.

07 Feb 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Exemption checking rollout 'will save many staff hours'

Real time exemption checking allowing pharmacies to check patients' entitlement to free prescriptions is to go national. 

06 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Revealed: the tale of a sale

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society sold its old Lambeth headquarters in 2013 for just over £15m. Or did it? 

06 Feb 2020 , 7 Min Article

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Cutting costs leads to profit boost for Lloyds parent company

LloydsPharmacy parent company McKesson saw a 16 per cent profit rise in its European division in the most recent financial quarter.

05 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy2U application for 7m dispensing site refused by NHS

The NHS refuses Pharmacy2U’s application to have a new dispensing facility in Leicester included on the pharmaceutical list.

05 Feb 2020 , 2 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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Signs of success with MenB vaccination programme

Infant vaccination against group B meningococcal disease (MenB) has resulted in a significant decline in cases.

04 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Go compare €“ burden of disease in England

England outperforms other home nations in most areas of disease burden.

04 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacists offered 'fast-track' medical degrees under Brexit plans

The government is planning to offer pharmacists and paramedics a fast-track conversion course to retrain as doctors.

04 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Save money by merging LPCs say trade bodies

Pharmacy trade bodies recommend a reduction in the number of LPCs to save money and improve support.

03 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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NHS forced into rethink on PCN service specs

GPs reject draft service specifications.

31 Jan 2020 , 2 Min Article

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HIV transmission rate continues to fall

UK on the way to reaching goal of eliminating HIV transmission by 2030.

31 Jan 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Wuhan coronavirus reaches the UK

CMOs raise risk to the public from low to moderate.

31 Jan 2020 , 1 Min Article

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