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Prescribing,

NHSE announces key step in IP pathfinder pilot as EPS rolls out

The 210 pathfinder pharmacies can 'start delivering clinical services' once EPS is rolled out, says NHSE.

29 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Digital & technology,

Prison doctors to send EPS prescriptions to pharmacies from September

Rollout to start with two prisons in September on a pilot basis before expansion by region

23 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

Regulations,

Woman fined £600 after promoting prescription medicines on social media

Nadine Poole pleads guilty after advertising Botox on social media

21 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Medication safety,

‘Advance’ methadone dispensing contributed to overdose death, says coroner

Coroner questions pharmacy's decision to 'use discretion' when dispensing methadone

20 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment,

Former LloydsPharmacy parent exits from 64 hospital contracts

The LloydsPharmacy sell-off saga rumbles on as Hallo exits hospital contracts.

20 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Services,

NHS confirms staggered launch dates for 2024-25 pharmacy flu campaign

Jabs to start for pregnant women from September 1 and other groups in October.

19 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Regulations,

Superintendent suspended after builders dump patient data in recycling centre

Three-month suspension order for superintendent after pharmacy waste found at recycling centre.

15 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding,

Align GP and pharmacy services to reduce competition, CPE tells Darzi

Focus should be on collaboration, not ‘competing for resources' CPE tells Lord Darzi.

14 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding,

Only three of the biggest pharmacy businesses are in the black, says CPE

Ministers 'will need to resolve' NHS funding demands before looking at pharmacy, says Morrison

12 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Digital & technology,

Pharmacy2U ‘relaunching’ private doctor service as prescriptions jump 98%

Number of patients using the online doctor service has 'grown significantly'.

08 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding,

DHSC to pay an extra £40 for lurasidone packs dispensed in April

Government agrees to retrospective price adjustments following appeals by CPE

08 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Policy,

Wes Streeting ‘understands funding challenges’ on first pharmacy visit as SoS

Streeting 'took lots of notes' when he visited Hainault Station Pharmacy, says LPC chief.

07 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Vaccinations,

NHS to select 50 pharmacies for early pilot of RSV jab enhanced service

Pharmacies in the east of England will be selected for an 'early phase' of RSV enhanced service.

06 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Property management,

Drop in first-time pharmacy buyers as sales of ‘problematic’ multiples wind up

Existing owners buying the majority of pharmacies in Wales in 2024, says broker

06 Aug 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding,

Scottish Government ‘tightening the purse strings,’ CPS warns contractors

Negotiator warns Scottish contractors that budgets for 2024-25 may be tight.

02 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Child & teen health,

RPS: Puberty blocker legislation could ‘criminalise’ pharmacists

Ban on new prescriptions poses a legal threat to pharmacists, Society warns.

01 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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