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MPs panel wants weight-loss drugs to be more accessible
Obesity & Weight Management

MPs panel wants weight-loss drugs to be more accessible

The Health and Social Care Committee wants obesity to be reframed as a chronic, relapsing condition with life-long physiological impacts

NPA chair: prepare prescribers for when “the funding is right”
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NPA chair: prepare prescribers for when “the funding is right”

Olivier Picard plans to develop his team’s independent prescribing capacity, while waiting for funding to improve

Boots, PDA agree on 3.4% pay hike for pharmacists
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Boots and PDA agree on 3.4% pay hike for pharmacists

The package also incentivizes the clinical transition towards independent prescribing

Sophie Julian
Opinion

Is the workforce ready for independent prescribing?

Six months after the Nuffield Trust’s identified barriers to the growth of independent prescribing, Sophie Julian, one of the report’s authors, reflects on what’s happened since then, and how this impacts prescribers in community pharmacy.

Sophie Julian
Teach & Treat Hubs for newly-qualified independent prescribers in Scotland
News

Teach & Treat Hubs for newly-qualified independent prescribers in Scotland

These hubs expose independent prescriber attendees to a variety of presentations of acute common clinical conditions

Price concession for 248 products in September
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Price concession for 248 products in September; includes hypertension, diabetes drugs

Pharmacy owners are often forced to purchase medicines without knowing whether the NHS will fully reimburse the price

Pharmacist prescribing needs clear clinical governance: NPA
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Pharmacist prescribing needs clear clinical governance: NPA

The new framework calls for sustainable funding, joined-up IT systems, professional relationships and clear clinical governance to drive pharmacy prescribing services

Expanding pharmacy prescribing without resources will not improve access to care: PDA
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Expanding pharmacy prescribing without resources will not improve access to care: PDA

The trade union said the expansion of pharmacist prescribing is not a simple add-on to existing pharmacy work