Pharmacists highlight concerns over needles and syringes supplied with Moderna’s bivalent vaccines
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has urged pharmacists working in Covid-19 vaccination role to report any concerns about the needles and syringes supplied with...
Boots, PDA agree on 4.5 pc pay rise for multiple’s pharmacists
Boots pharmacists will receive a pay rise of 4.5 per cent as the pharmacy multiple and PDA Union jointly announce this year's pay settlement.
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New Pharmacy Quality Scheme begins next month
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has announced that the new Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) for this year will officially begin on October 10.
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NPA’s HEF funds breakthrough research into medicines adherence
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA)’s Health Education Foundation (HEF) has funded a major study that aimed to test the SPUR tool and evaluate how...
PSNC calls for price concession fix as system is no longer working for pharmacy contractors
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC)’s members are seeking immediate rescue packages for the sector to help with energy bills and to ease capacity...
‘Community pharmacy finances need an open-heart surgery not a couple of paracetamol tablets’
By Jeremy Meader
The English health secretary has fumbled the opportunity to prevent a crisis in the NHS this winter. She either does not understand...
PSNC faces sector-wide criticism as deal on last two years of national contract shows no ‘fresh funding’
Pharmacy bodies are "bitterly disappointed" that the latest deal on the national contract makes no commitment to "fresh funding", with one organisation calling it...
Undertaking a Serious Knee Surgery? 6 Tips to Help You Recover
If you are one of the unlucky few who require serious knee surgery , you will likely want to do everything possible to ensure...
6 Major Reasons Why Businesses Should Filter Their Water
Water is the lifeblood of any business - employees must stay hydrated and productive, and it's needed for many industrial processes. That's why businesses...
How To Get The Proper Medical Aid If You’re Injured At Work
Medical Aid : It's no secret that the world of work can be dangerous. Every day, workers are injured on the job, and in...
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