‘Workforce strategy must harness skills of independent prescribers in clinical care’
The fusion of the unique in-depth understanding of medicines by pharmacists together with the competence to prescribe offers will improve access to care and...
Professor Abdul Basit bags RPS Harrison Memorial Medal
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has awarded Prof. Abdul Basit with the RPS Harrison Memorial Medal for an outstanding contribution to advancing pharmaceutical science.
Professor...
NICE recommends faricimab as treatment option for two forms of sight loss
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended faricimab as treatment option for adults with wet age-related macular degeneration or diabetic...
NPA meets HRT tsar to address drug shortages
In a recent meeting with the head of the government’s HRT Taskforce, Madelaine McTernan, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) board members gave a gist...
EXCLUSIVE: Getting the best from your LPCs & PSNC: How Review Steering Group’s proposals will help
By Aneet Kapoor
When I was asked by fellow independent contractors to join the Review Steering Group (RSG) back in late 2020, I said yes,...
PDA urges regulator to keep two-year post qualification eligibility criteria for IP course
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) says the pharmacy regulator should maintain a two-year post qualification eligibility criteria, in addition to the qualitative measures being introduced...
One in eight patients developed heart inflammation after hospitalisation with Covid-19
One in eight people who were hospitalized with Covid-19 between May 2020 and March 2021 were later diagnosed with myocarditis, according to major new...
UK records 37 more cases of monkeypox, taking total to 57
A total of 37 more cases of monkeypox have been detected in England and Scotland, public health officials said on Monday, taking the total...
HRT supply issue: More SSPs issued to allow pharmacists to offer appropriate alternatives
To curb the supply issue of HRT medicine, the government has taken a further action by issuing SSPs for Oestrogel, Ovestin cream, Lenzetto transdermal...
Amanda Doyle appointed as NHS England director of primary and community care
Dr Amanda Doyle has been appointed as NHS England as director of primary and community care.
Prior to her new role, Amanda had joined NHS...
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