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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...

Continuing expansion, Well Pharmacy acquires Bridge Pharmacy

Continuing its expansion, the UK’s largest independent pharmacy chain Well Pharmacy has acquired Bridge Pharmacy on Bridge Street in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire. This follows recent...

Knights acquires Welsh pharmacy group

Expanding its market share, Knights Pharmacy has acquired Pearn’s Pharmacies Limited, a group of 20 community pharmacies located throughout South Wales. With the new acquisition,...

GSK Consumer Healthcare launches carbon neutral Dr.BEST GreenClean toothbrush

GSK Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH) has launched its first carbon neutral Dr.BEST GreenClean toothbrush, raising sustainability standards in the oral care category. Other popular brands of...

Scot school children to get free flu jabs from today

Scottish school children will start receiving their flu vaccination from today (September 6) as Scotland’s biggest flu immunisation programme gets underway. With secondary school pupils...

Pharmacy’s Covid-related cost claims ‘significantly higher’ than £120m initial cap

The total cost of Covid-19-related expenses claimed by community pharmacy contractors is “significantly higher” than the £120 million initial limit offered by the government,...

RPS rebrands British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association

To mark 80th year of the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (BPSA)'s inception, Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) today (September 6) rebranded the organisation and announced...

No decision yet on Covid-19 vaccines for healthy children: Nadhim Zahawi

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday (Sep 5) said a decision had not yet been taken on whether healthy 12 to 15-year-old children should...

Stephen Fry joins NHS campaign promoting cancer checks

Britain’s national treasure Stephen Fry has joined an NHS campaign to encourage people with potential cancer symptoms to come forward for checks. As part of...

Competition watchdog probes PCR test provider Expert Medicals

The competition watchdog has opened a formal investigation into a “possible breach of consumer law” by one of the largest private PCR test providers. It...

Health Education England working on psychological professions workforce expansion

Health Education England (HEE) is working with NHS England and Improvement to expand the psychological professions workforce by approximately 10,500 posts by 2024. The move...

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