ABPI welcomes NI’s Rare Diseases Action Plan
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has called Northern Ireland’s recently published ‘Rare Diseases Action Plan’ as a big step forward towards...
Alice Hare joins Alitam’s executive board
Alitam has announced the appointment of the former head of operations at Well Pharmacy, Alice Hare, to its executive board.
She joins Alitam as head...
NAWP welcomes Boots’ move to cover staff HRT scripts cost
The National Association of Women Pharmacists (NAWP) has appreciated Boots’ move to make Hormone Replacement Treatment (HRT) prescriptions free of cost for its employees.
Boots...
BIG INTERVIEW: ‘Pharmacy is a natural home for all vaccines’
In an exclusive interview, NPA CEO Mark Lyonette lauds pharmacists for their vaccination effort and talks about staffing, workload and financial pressures on contractors. He spoke to...
Helping ePharmacies improve profitability through eCommerce data monetization
It's 2022 and data is everything, isn’t it? Advertising, decision-making, you name it, data is behind it. What if an ePharmacy could use its...
GPhC reinstates full revalidation requirements for pharmacists from October
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has announced the full revalidation requirements for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will resume from 1 October 2022 that was...
HEE offers pharmacy pilot training on mental health
The Health Education England (HEE) has unveiled a pilot training offer for Specialist Mental Health Pharmacy.
A tailored 12-month programme aimed at experienced pharmacists working in...
NI community pharmacy gets additional £8m investment
The Northern Ireland government has announced an additional investment of £8m into community pharmacy to support the phased introduction of a new medicines adherence...
Sunak increases Employment Allowance and brings forward two new rates reliefs
Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set out a series of business support measures in his Spring Statement.
This includes a £1,000 increase to Employment Allowance...
Withdrawn amendment would have encouraged better use of CPCS, CCA says
In responses to the withdrawn amendment in the Health and Care Bill that was tabled by Lord Hunt, the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) stated...
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