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Superdrug to open 25 new high street stores this year
The opening of new Superdrug stores is anticipated to generate over 500 jobs nationwide
Superdrug is bolstering its physical presence by launching 25 new stores this year as it celebrates...
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New Hospital Scheme delays drain millions monthly from ‘scarce’ NHS funds, trust leaders warn
Trust leaders are calling on the next government to commit to constructing 40 new hospitals in England by...
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NHS virtual wards set to slash waiting times, prevent 178k admissions in next 2 years
Under the new NHS virtual wards scheme, hospitals to be incentivised for prompt care, with 12-hour A&E target
In...
RPS urges pharmacists to complete ‘Workforce Wellbeing Survey 2022’
To support the mental health and wellbeing of pharmacists, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is running its fourth annual Workforce Wellbeing survey, in partnership with...
PSNC publish pharmacy representation progress update and a toolkit for LPCs
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has published an update on the work it is doing as part of the Transforming Pharmacy Representation (TAPR)...
DHSC issues Medicine Supply Notification for Temazepam 10mg, 20mg tablets
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Temazepam 10mg and 20mg tablets.
“Temazepam 10mg and 20mg tablets are...
Pharmacists march to demand action on cost of living in Scotland
Pharmacists, along with workers from other public sector workplaces, marched on 8 September demanding that the Scottish government take all available action to mitigate...
ABPI elects Pfizer’s Susan Rienow as vice president
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has appointed Susan Rienow, country president of Pfizer, as its vice president.
“As vice president, she will...
Raj Aggarwal: My recollections of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
By Raj Aggarwal
It was my great privilege be appointed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to serve as her representative in South Glamorgan...
PSNC to host webinar on discount deduction system next month
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC)’s director of pharmacy funding Mike Dent and Jack Cresswell, its funding strategy manager, will be hosting a webinar about...
Queen’s Funeral Bank Holiday: PSNC’s guidance for instalment dispensing of controlled drugs
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has issued a revised guidance for the dispensing of controlled drugs in instalments on 19 September that has...
PDA calls for ‘tripartite structures’ for community pharmacists’ pay negotiations in Wales
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has reacted to the chief pharmaceutical officer (CPhO) for Wales’s offer for community pharmacy contractors, offering a funding uplift...
Remembering Parvatiben Solanki: community pharmacy pays tributes to ‘visionary and pioneer’
Pharmacists, politicians, faith and community leaders paid tribute to Parvatiben Solanki, the co-founder of the Asian Media Group (AMG), publishers of Pharmacy Business magazine. Mrs...