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CPE April Committee Meeting Concludes: Know Key Matters Discussed
The Community Pharmacy England publishes the summary of its April 2024 Committee Meeting
A full CPE Committee Meeting was organised in London on April 17 and 18, 2024, to discuss...
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NHS obesity and type 2 diabetes programme helping patients lose over 8 pounds
In the battle against obesity and type 2 diabetes, more than a third of the referrals for NHS's...
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Jardines Pharmacy boosts operational efficiency and customer satisfaction with new app
The Jardines Pharmacy app allows patients to order repeat prescriptions, access medicine home delivery and book consultations with...
Scottish government consultation: NPA calls for investment to develop community pharmacy teams
In response to a Scottish government consultation, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has called for continued investment to develop community pharmacy teams and create...
RPS joins UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has joined the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) to pursue its commitment towards climate action within pharmacy...
Contraceptive pill Hana wins Innovation of The Year Award, HRA Pharma says
HRA Pharma, one of the leading consumer healthcare companies in the world, today announced its contraceptive pill Hana has won the Innovation of The...
Living with Covid-19: New guidelines for pharmacy contractors
Following the prime minister Boris Johnson’s announcement earlier this week regarding the rollback of Covid-19 restrictions in England from Thursday (February 24), the NHS...
Pandemic Delivery Service to end in March
The Pandemic Delivery Service, which ensured home delivery of prescribed medicines and appliances to all self-isolating people, would end next month as part of...
New FIP handbook offers guidance for pharmacists on supporting self-care
The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has released a handbook today (February 23) on guidance for pharmacists on supporting self-care.
The handbook, “Empowering self-care: A handbook...
Levomepromazine 25mg/1ml solution for injection faces supply disruption
Levomepromazine 25mg/1ml solution for injection will remain unavailable until the week commencing March 7,2022, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said in an...
Post-registration foundation pharmacist programme for new pharmacists
A new post-registration foundation pharmacist programme will be offered to newly registered pharmacists in Wales by the Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and...
GSK to name new consumer healthcare venture ‘Haleon’ after spin-off in mid-2022
GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) announced on Tuesday (February 22) its new consumer healthcare venture with Pfizer will be called Haleon, confirming the business will be...
PDA raises concern over ‘fire and rehire’ practice
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) raised concerns over the practice of firing and rehiring employees, which often leads to denial of individuals’ rights to...