Tag: UK
Updated NMS service specification published
Following expansion of the New Medicine Service (NMS) last month, NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) have published an updated version of the service...
Pharmacy Quality Scheme guidance for pharmacy contractors is out
Following on from the 2021-22 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) announcement last month, new guidance has been published for community pharmacy contractors to meet the...
Pharmacy teams get ‘go-ahead’ to begin seasonal flu vaccination
Pharmacy teams have received final ‘go-ahead’ from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to start community pharmacy seasonal influenza vaccination advanced service...
MHRA appoints four non-executive directors to board
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has appointed Dr Junaid Bajwa, Professor Graham Cooke, Dr Paul Goldsmith and Raj Long as four...
Self-isolation no longer a requirement for fully vaccinated pharmacy staff in Scotland
Fully vaccinated pharmacy team members in Scotland are no longer required to isolate and can return to work even after coming in close contact...
‘Community pharmacy plays pivotal role in evolving health and social care landscape’
With the health and social care landscape undergoing fundamental change in the UK and the country recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, the role of...