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‘Community pharmacies at risk of layoffs and service reductions without funding boost’, says NPA

Suggests a 2.5 per cent of the NHS budget to restore community pharmacy funding  The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has raised concerns over the upcoming increase in the National Living...

Dental and pharmacy technicians to free up appointments; get more power to supply meds

25,500 pharmacy technicians, 9,733 dental hygienists and 6,198 dental therapists in the UK to benefit from the new...

RPS assembly advances strategic reforms for enhanced professional leadership

RPS to facilitate a "more accessible nomination process" and "advocate for deserving recognition of pharmacists and allied professionals" In...

Free flu jabs: 50-64-year-olds fall out of purview in 2022-23

The NHS flu vaccination service in 2022-23 will be offered to patient groups eligible in line with pre-pandemic recommendations, the NHS England and NHS...

Former Avicenna executive director Bharti Patel joins Alitam executive board

Alitam Group, the 100-plus pharmacy store consolidation, has appointed Bharti Patel, the former group executive director of Avicenna to its executive board. Patel, who was...

NICE recommends tucatinib for advanced breast cancer

NICE has recommended use of tucatinib as an option to treat HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread in people who have already tried 2...

Novo Nordisk launches two smart connected insulin pens in the UK

Global healthcare company, Novo Nordisk has announced availability of two smart connected insulin pens, NovoPen® 6 and NovoPen Echo® Plus on prescription for diabetic people...

RPS to host sessions to help shape response for NHS primary care review

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) will be hosting two sessions for members to help them shape response to an NHS review of primary care...

England scraps mandatory Covid shots for health staff

Health and social care workers in England, including those working in community pharmacy, will no longer have to have a Covid shot or jab...

Novavax expects to apply for full approval of Covid vaccine later this year

American biotechnology company Novavax said on Monday (February 28) it would pursue full approval of its Covid-19 vaccine in the second half of this...

New pharmacy with automation and innovative services opens in Letchworth

A newly redesigned pharmacy with robotic automation and innovative new services has opened in Letchworth, Hertfordshire last week. The pharmacy, which is owned by award-winning...

Essential Pharma hikes drug prices by up to 400 per cent

Essential Pharma, a private equity-owned pharmaceutical company has increased prices of three antidepressants and two drugs used to treat heart conditions by up to...

NHS chief announces new campaign for early detection of cancer

NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard today (March 1) announced a new campaign to promote early detection of cancer, when it is easier to treat. The...

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