PSNC submits evidence to parliamentary inquiry on future of GP
Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has submitted its evidence to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee’s recent inquiry into ‘The...
NPA calls on NHS bodies to consider impact of creating new roles on community pharmacy services
National Pharmacy Association (NPA) urged the NHS England to make local impact assessment a key requirement prior to any recruitment into Primary Care Networks...
RPS thanks pharmacy colleagues for working through “extremely busy period”
In an open letter to pharmacy colleagues, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) praised the work being done by them over this "extremely busy period."
Expressing...
RPS to lease two floors of its London headquarters
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has decided to lease two floors of its east London headquarters to Ingeus, a business with services in employment,...
NICE recommends PrEP for people at high risk of HIV
In its first, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the use of Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to treat people...
NHSE&I appoints first pharmacy technician advisor to chief pharmaceutical officer’s team
In a first, NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) has appointed a pharmacy technician to the chief pharmaceutical officer’s team.
Liz Fidler, president at the...
Commencement of weight management campaign delayed
The commencement of the weight management campaign has been postponed from the scheduled date of January 4, 2022 due to delay in the delivery...
PDA Union reaches pay agreement with Boots for members
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) Union has reached a deal for its members working at Boots, covering 6,000 pharmacists employed by the British retailer...
European Commission proposal guarantees stable supply of medicines in Northern Ireland
The European Commission is prepared to rewrite European Union law on medicines to ensure stable supply of generic and life-saving medicines in Northern Ireland.
In...
Second December price concessions
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has announced that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has granted further price concessions for the month of...
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