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Potential bidders for Boots have two weeks to make an offer

Initial bids are to be submitted by the end of the month according to reports.

14 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Wales moves to longer standard prescribing cycles to 'free capacity'

Suitable patients to be moved from 28 day prescribing to 56 days under new guidance.

14 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies report 'antivax law firm' to the police after 'threatening letter'

Letter makes false claims about police investigation into Covid vaccine roll out.

11 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC stresses need for pharmacy workers to get Covid vaccine

The regulator urges pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students and trainees to get vaccinated.

11 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies supply over 820,000 lateral flow tests in Northern Ireland

Over 5.7 million individual tests have been distributed by 500 pharmacies in 580 locations.

10 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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'Really difficult' to recruit pharmacists says Rowlands MD

Pharmacies are competing with NHS employers for personnel, says Nigel Swift.

10 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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EPB chair: Pharmacy can help NHS clear Covid backlog

RPS says pharmacies can help NHS free up resources to concentrate on care backlog.

09 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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CCA claims sector is battling 'shortfall' of 3,000 pharmacists

CCA calculates shortage based on extrapolations from Health Education England survey.

09 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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DH 'assumed' pharmacy scheme would save £100m, finds damning report

"It was assumed" by Government that Pharmacy Earlier Payment Scheme would deliver savings, says PAC.

08 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NICE makes landmark decision on new weight loss drug

Semaglutide, or Wegovy, is now recommended by NICE under new draft guidelines.

08 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Scottish group buys pharmacy in Liverpool after securing seven-figure funding

Rightdose Pharmacy took over Meadows in Liverpool after receiving support from HSBC.

08 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Police hunt man who threatened pharmacy staff with knife

CPNI chief Gerard Greene said it was "unacceptable to hear reports of staff being violently threatened in an attempted robbery."

08 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC fails to meet FtP standards for third successive year

The regulator met 15 out of 18 standards in the Professional Standards Authority's latest performance review.

07 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Locum hourly rates up 70pc, says NPA as it pushes for more funding

Costs in England increased by 71 per cent from the 2020 average to the second half of last year.

04 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Boots reduces EHC costs dramatically after long-running campaign

Boots slashes price for generic levonorgestrel from £15.99 to £10.

04 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PSNC appoints former charity head as its new CEO

PSNC chair Sue Killen said Janet Morrison "was an exceptional candidate".

04 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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