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Regulations

Suspension for pharmacist who sent medicines to Sierra Leone

GPhC notes 'unique circumstances' of pharmacist who sent CDs to a struggling community

19 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Streeting to confirm in January if new funding will offset NI hike

Don't make business decisions until I've revealed allocations, SoS tells contractors, as CPE warns many pharmacies face closure this winter.

19 Dec 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Business environment

Lincolnshire Co-op’s 43 pharmacies come into CCA fold

CCA drops its minimum branches policy for membership and welcomes Lincolnshire operator.

18 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Gastrointestinal

Coeliac UK alarmed by Leics ICB move to halt gluten-free scripts

Charity condemns Leicestershire and Rutland ICB decision to withdraw gluten-free scripts for people with coeliac disease from February 2025.

17 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Vaccinations

NHS plans Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Spring 2025

Government accepts JCVI advice that the NHS should plan for a Covid-19 vaccination programme in spring 2025.

17 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Education & training

58pc pass rate for GPhC's autumn registration assessment

Only 667 of the 1,146 candidates who sat the GPhC’s registration assessment on 12 November passed.

17 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Enhanced Services

First Independent Prescriber Pathfinder pharmacy goes live with CLEO SOLO

Well Pharmacy in Keighley first Independent Prescriber Pathfinder site to test system which will allow pharmacists to generate prescriptions via EPS.

17 Dec 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Business environment

Ex-Rowlands MD’s prescription delivery firm put into administration and sold

Remedi Solutions saw losses deepen by over 150% to £4m in the year to 2023.

17 Dec 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Practice

Mandatory rotations in foundation training year delayed to 2027/28

Mandatory rotations during the 2026/27 foundation pharmacist training programme are being delayed, with full implementation not anticipated until 2027/28.

17 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Puberty blockers ban to last ‘indefinitely’

Streeting says ban will made indefinite as current guidance poses 'unacceptable' risk.

16 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Medication safety

Rethinking co-drug names could prevent errors

Standardised nomenclature for combination formulations could prevent errors, new research suggests.

16 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Education & training

GPhC beefs up quality assurance processes for education and training

Regulator wants to improve engagement with course providers.

16 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Public health

CCA: Expand Pharmacy First to build on pharmacists’ antibiotics role

The Company Chemists' Association's report said pharmacists were only supplying antibiotics when appropriate.

12 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

Boots could be sold off as private equity firm eyes US parent

Reports circulate that potential WBA buyer not interested in hanging on to Boots.

11 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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People

Pharmacist left patient ‘begging’ for out-of-stock epilepsy drug, inquest told

An inquest into Charlie Marriage's death heard he spent three hours in the pharmacy because the pharmacist did not tell him Fycompa was not in stock.

11 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

CMA accepts £23m commitment from Vifor to settle IV iron case

Vifor Pharma has offered to make a £23m payment to the NHS to address concerns over potentially misleading claims about a competitor’s IV iron treatment.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article