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Pharmacists in Scotland and Northern Ireland should check their Covid bonus arrangements: PDA
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has urged locums and employed pharmacists in Scotland and Northern Ireland to check the arrangements made for them to receive...
Scotland pledges £250m to tackle drug deaths
The Scottish government has committed to spend an additional £250m to tackle the nation’s spiralling drug deaths crisis.
“An additional £50 million will be allocated...
BREAKING: PSNC secures ‘another stop-gap measure’ as community pharmacy gets £50m more of advance funding to alleviate cashflow issues
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committe (PSNC) has secured a further £50 million of advance funding into community pharmacies at the end of May.
According PSNC, the...
Pharmacy minister confirms availability of home testing kits for pharmacy staff, their kin
Symptomatic pharmacy staff and members of their household can order home testing kits for coronavirus, pharmacy minister has confirmed.
The confirmation came just as the...
Pharmacy demands rethink, urgent clarification from government on £60K death in service payout
There have been calls for a rethink and urgent clarification from the government on a death in service scheme announced this week that stopped...
Medical Devices Bill that widens prescribing powers introduced
The new Medical Devices Bill introduced in the parliament on Friday suggests increasing the range of professions able to prescribe medicines in low-risk.
A Department...