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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...

WHO pauses trial of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns

The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...

Glenmark to start clinical trial for a potential COVID-19 drug combination

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday (May 26) it will begin a new clinical trial in India to test a combination of two anti-viral drugs,...

NPA hires global consultancy firm to study impact of national contract on independent community pharmacy and sector’s response to coronavirus crisis

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has commissioned global consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY) to conduct a survey to find out the financial position...

Well launches online shop for home delivery

Well Pharmacy has launched a new online shopping portal offering delivery of its healthcare products directly to customers’ doorstep. The new online shop is expected...

PSNC’s guide on how to claim Covid-19 payments

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has released guidelines for pharmacy contractors to claim their Covid-19-related payments and advises when each payment will be...

UK revises up virus-related deaths to 46,000

Britain's number of deaths "involving" the coronavirus has risen to 46,000, substantially higher than the 36,914 fatalities officially reported so far, according to a...

Community pharmacists urge PM to intervene and waive off £300m cash advance, ‘The Times’ reports

Over a thousand community pharmacists have written to the prime minister asking him to intervene as the sector faces financial ruin in the wake...

Remdesivir to be used on ‘selected’ Covid-19 cases

The government today (May 26) announced that selected patients with severe Covid-19 will be allowed to be treated with remdesivir. The specific criteria for the...

PSNC presses for new approach to script switching

Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has raised concerns about the appropriateness of prescription switching during the Covid-19 pandemic. Community pharmacy contractors have started to receive...

Contractors can claim early May bank holiday payments   

Community pharmacy contractors can now claim their payment for opening their respective pharmacies on the Early May Bank Holiday. NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I)...

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