Current Issue October 2023
Results for GPhC registration assessment announced
More than 1,000 candidates sat the registration assessment on 2 November, 700 of them passed The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has published the results...
UK government rejects nurses’ demand to reopen pay talks
The DHSC said it will not reopen pay negotiations, but will continue to work collaboratively with unions to deliver a series of agreed reforms...
New programme provides pharmacy undergrads with clinical placements in Northern Ireland
Up to 12 weeks of Experiential Learning will be provided to the students with multisector placements The Department of Health (DoH) has launched a...
Norfolk likely to lose four more pharmacies including a Boots store next year
The county in the East of England has seen closure of six pharmacies in recent months Boots is reportedly closing another branch in Watton,...
Over 81% of GP practices in England now provide patients’ health records online, says NHSE
In October alone, more than nine million people viewed their health records through the NHS App Thanks to the NHS primary care access recovery...
Former Lloyds Pharmacy in Cumnock reopens as Rowlands Store
The new branch will be run by Pharmacy manager Meghan Mcewan and a team of colleagues from the local community Numark Pharmacy is hosting...
Boots closing two stores in North Wales in early 2024
A petition has been launched to save a Boots pharmacy in Bournville from closure The pharmacy chain has already announced plans to permanently close hundreds...
Living wage hike to incur up to £195 million in costs for pharmacy sector: CPE
Pharmacies have experienced a 30 per cent real terms funding reduction since 2015. The proposed increase in the national living wage (NLW) is expected to...
UK government launches new suicide surveillance system
Female deaths by suicide are increasing at a higher rate than male deaths in England The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on...
50 million more GP appointments delivered this year
There are over 50,000 additional nurses working in the NHS, compared to September 2019 NHS England delivered 358 million general practice (GP) appointments, including...