Emergency provisions for pharmacy contractors end
The NHS England and Improvement has announced the emergency provisions introduced during pandemic to provide flexible opening hours for pharmacy contractors end today.
The flexibilities...
NHS introduces flash glucose monitors for all type 1 diabetes patients
Type 1 diabetes patients can monitor their glucose with the newly introduced flash glucose monitors by the NHS.
The wearable gadgets with the size of...
Pharmacist Support launches mental health programme for pharmacy students
Pharmacist Support, the profession’s independent charity, has launched a campaign to help students focus on their mental wellbeing, anxiety, and make them feel mentally prepared for...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Asians must get tested for cancer’
By Barnie Choudhury
Getting screened and tested early for cancer is a personal battle, Sajid Javid revealed.
Speaking to Eastern Eye, a sister publication of Pharmacy...
Asymptomatic pharmacy staff to continue with Covid LFD tests
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that community pharmacy teams will continue with Covid-19 lateral flow device (LFD) tests twice...
‘Harmful’ chewed tobacco products face clampdown
Cancer-causing chewed tobacco products are facing a clampdown 16 years after scientists warned of their dangerous contents, a government statement said.
The department of health...
NICE issues interventional procedures guidance on use of liposuctionÂ
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)'s independent committee has called for more research to ensure liposuction for treatment of chronic lipoedema...
‘Pharmacogenomic testing should be deployed across NHS’
The recently published report by the British Pharmacological Society and the Royal College of Physicians encourages use of pharmacogenomic testing across the NHS to improve...
Essential Pharma appoints ex Accord executive as general counsel
Essential Pharma has announced the appointment of Andrew Webb as general counsel, EVP Legal and Compliance in the UK.
With significant global pharmaceutical corporate and...
Single Activity Fee reverts to £1.27 from April 1
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has updated the pharmacy contractors that the value of the Single Activity Fee will revert to £1.27 per...
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