RPS Scotland presents best practice award to a pharmacist from NHS Tayside
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) presented the best practice award to a pharmacist from NHS Tayside at an event on May 29 which celebrated...
Health Education England seeks community pharmacists’ views to prepare new CPCS training modules
The Health Education England (HEE) has urged the frontline community pharmacists to share their views on ‘Community Pharmacists Consultation Service'.
The consultation aims to support the development...
‘Monkeypox presents moderate risk to public health’
The World Health Organization said on Sunday (May 29) that monkeypox constitutes a "moderate risk" to overall public health at global level after cases...
Fuller ‘blueprint’ backs community pharmacy
NHS England and NHS Improvement published on May 26 the findings of the Fuller 'stocktake' -- setting out how primary care can work with...
‘Many unknown unknowns with hub and spoke’
Two weeks prior to the closing of the hub and spoke consultation, issues around patient safety, costs and competition as well as practicalities such...
Safety warning over insulin leakage from Roche Accu-Chek Insight Insulin pumps
Following concerns raised about cracked cartridges and insulin leaks, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a national patient safety alert for the...
Three chains rebrand as Pickfords Pharmacy
A group of 21 community pharmacies in the Midlands and Yorkshire will have a new name - Pickfords Pharmacy.
The group has been created by...
NICE recommends new injectable immunotherapy treatment for rare triple negative breast cancer
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy (paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel) (Injectable immunotherapy treatment) which is...
Leeds teaching hospital partners with Boehringer Ingelheim to set up innovative cardiometabolic clinic
In partnership with the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) has recently established an innovative cardiometabolic clinic.
The clinic focuses on reducing...
England’s new Chief Pharmaceutical Officer praises work of community pharmacy
The newly appointed Chief Pharmaceutical Officer (CPhO) for England, David Webb has set out his personal priorities for the next few years to support...
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