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Prescribing

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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Prescribing

'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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Vaccinations

Glasgow pharmacies warned not to agree to vaccination service

A "medical support organisation" is trying to subcontract travel jabs to pharmacies for half the service fee.

08 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Poor conditions behind workforce shortfall atÂ CCA pharmacies, says PDA

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

08 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Management problem solving

Firing and rehiring

It's been slated in the press, but how does firing and re-hiring work

08 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Employment

Firing and rehiring

It's been slated in the press, but how does firing and re-hiring work

08 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Potential redundancies not linked to cost-savings, says RPS president

Royal Pharmaceutical Society president Claire Anderson said it will continue its investment in education.

07 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

Belfast pharmacist stabbed during aggravated burglary

A man fled the scene after attempting to access the dispensary and stabbing the pharmacist.

07 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Health supplements

CBD suppliers prepare for FSA listing shake up

With Food Standards Agency decisions imminent, how will the CBD market react to the publication of a 'positive list'

07 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Employment

Disability at work

What pharmacy employers need to know about the Government's National Disability Strategy

06 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Four months and counting to ICSs

Numark’s managing director Jeremy Meader says pharmacies in England need to be prepared for integrated care systems

05 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Employment

A pharmacy workforce fit for the future

The current situation in the pharmacy workforce demands a fresh solution, says the CCA's Malcolm Harrison

05 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

Digital & technology

Beyond Covid: accelerating innovation through technology

The necessities of the pandemic have stimulated innovation in solutions for previously unmet needs. But what comes next?

05 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

Isle of Wight drug bribery trial ends with not guilty verdicts

Pharmacist Cathal Daly and three others found not guilty after six week trial at Southampton Crown Court

04 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

Syri fined after supplying under-strength medicine to child

Company ordered to pay over £50,000 and more than £100,000 in costs after specials manufacturing error

04 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Ventilation allowance available to Scottish pharmacies

Equipment for consulting rooms must achieve six air changes per hour

04 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article