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95pc believe pharmacist naloxone supply would reduce drug deaths

Government consultation points to support for making naloxone available from pharmacies.

15 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Scotland to increase MPharm student places by 40 per cent

The Scottish Government has outlined plans to expand the country’s pharmacist workforce.

15 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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AAH partners with Red Cross to help people in Ukraine

AAH sales and operations director Ashley Cowen said it has sent stock to Poland.

15 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NHSE reveals 17 pharmacists received 'golden hello' payments

Exclusive: Seventeen pharmacists were given £20,000 to partner with GPs and work in practices.

14 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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RPS has no current plans to become a royal college, says EPB chair

Questions are being asked as to why the RPS has no plans in its strategy to gain royal college status.

14 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Poor conditions behind workforce shortfall at CCA pharmacies, says PDA

The PDA cites unsatisfactory pay and working environments as reasons big companies struggle to employ pharmacists.

14 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PCN pharmacists face confusion over their role

King's Fund report finds ARRS workers such as pharmacists face a lack of clarity.

11 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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RPS calls on Government to ban DNP completely

At least 30 people in the UK died after taking 2,4-Dinitrophenol between 2017 and 2020 .

11 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Vaping in young adults does not lead to regular smoking, claims study

The researchers estimated one in 10 teenagers who use e-cigarettes will go on to smoke consistently.

10 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NPA chief: Business rates will 'really hurt' independents

Eton contractor Olivier Picard warns a return to full rates will hurt independent pharmacies.

10 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Keith Ridge: For the RPS, it really is now or never

Exclusive: Proposals to restructure the RPS executive could damage the profession, the former CPhO writes.

10 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Sturgeon announces £3.4m funding for pharmacy technician apprenticeships

The Scottish Government is to fund 150 apprentices across pharmacy sectors from April. 

10 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Welsh Government funds 24-hour prescription collection service

A Boots branch in Abergele is among the first in North Wales to introduce 24-hour prescription lockers.

10 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Nine in 10 people want pharmacists to write prescriptions

Strong public backing for the profession's trajectory in Scotland, an RPS survey finds.

09 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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RPS promises to remove all 'directly invested Russian assets'

The RPS pledged its support to health workers facing "unimaginable conditions" in Ukraine.

09 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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'Slender majority' backs change to prescriber training rules

Fifty-five per cent of respondents to a GPhC consultation backed scrapping the two-year rule.

08 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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