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PSNC chief: Some people 'just want pharmacy to go back to 2015'

Dispensing is essential – but we must all accept that change needs to happen, says Morrison

06 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Advanz Pharma alerts MHRA to patient information error

Batches of MacroBID 100mg Prolonged-Release Capsules missing details about possible side effects

05 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies should be given integral vaccines role, says think tank

Policy Exchange says pharmacies should be commissioned nationally to deliver adult vaccines

05 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

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No more free work: Pharmacists reject ‘strike breaking’ reports

'We're not even funded enough for core activities,' says one pharmacist in response to media reports

05 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Govt wants to ‘progress Pharmacy First’ says health sec Barclay

Speculation that a walk-in minor ailments service may be up for discussion again after Barclay remarks

16 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PSNC starts new ‘influencing’ campaign to reach politicians

A Pharmacy First service could save NHS England over £600m a year, PSNC to tell MPs

14 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PSNC urges contractors to use correct flu vaccines

PSNC alerts contractors to cases where QIVe vaccine was given to patients aged 65 and above

09 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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DHSC alerts contractors to out-of-stock medicines

Dipyridamole 100mg tablets are out of stock until early December

08 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PSNC searches for LPC transformation champions as Turner leaves

Robbie Turner will leave as chief transformation officer this month after deciding to leave the pharmacy profession.

04 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Time running out to complete pharmacy workforce survey

Pharmacy contractors in England have until November 30 to complete Health Education England’s mandatory survey.

03 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Government will have reduced pharmacy contract by £1bn

Phoenix group managing director Steve Anderson said pharmacy’s funding figures were “truly shocking"

26 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NPA has asked PSNC for business plan ‘many times’

NPA puts pressure on PSNC for details on how it will spend an additional £1.5m LPC levy hike

19 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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We must listen to contractors and take them seriously, says CPhO

A contractor tells Webb she can't offer extra services because of the staffing costs involved

18 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Bringing together activity data

The PSNC has developed a clinical services dashboard which has hit a full year's worth of data, running from Q1 to Q4 of 2021/22

06 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PSNC: Large majority of LPCs voted for NHS income-based levy

Over 80 per cent of reps voted for a levy based on NHS income rather than number of items

05 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NPA calls for emergency £250m funding injection

Pharmacy’s funding woes and failing contract featured strongly at Sigma’s autumn conference

05 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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