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Funding to be made available for home deliveries, says NHS England and NHS Improvement
The cost of delivering medicines to vulnerable patients who are self-isolating or have COVID-19 will be reimbursed, Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England has said.
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'Unprecedented demand' for OTC painkillers as COVID-19 outbreak spreads
The owner of LloydsPharmacy has said there is “unprecedented demand” for over-the-counter painkillers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Regulator may temporarily re-register 6,000 pharmacy staff to cope with a COVID-19 emergency
The General Pharmaceutical Council has drawn up plans to temporarily re-register pharmacists and pharmacy technicians if the government launches a state of emergency in relation to COVID-19.
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Pharmacists to receive packs of gloves, aprons and masks as protection against COVID-19
The government is expected to send out personal protective equipment to every community pharmacy starting from 16 March 2020 to help protect staff against COVID-19.
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Competition watchdog to monitor price hikes during COVID-19 outbreak as pharmacists report rising cost of drugs
The Competition and Markets Authority has warned retailers against hiking prices in an attempt “to take advantage of people” as COVID-19 continues to spread.
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London minor ailments scheme to close at end of March 2020 Subscription
The ‘Pharmacy first’ scheme — distinct from the Scottish service of the same name — will close on 31 March 2020.
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Pharmacists could be 'redeployed' to short-staffed areas under NHS COVID-19 plans
NHS England could redeploy staff to work in areas suffering large-scale absences as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak, pharmacy negotiators have said.
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Three-quarters of Rowlands pharmacies could cut opening hours under money-saving proposals Subscription
Rowlands Pharmacy has proposed cutting back on the number of hours its pharmacies are open for in an effort to cut costs.
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Government allows bulk import and storage of medical cannabis Subscription
The government has announced that licensed medicines wholesalers will be able to hold reserve stocks of medical cannabis, effective immediately.
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NHS England advises pharmacies to prepare 'isolation space' for patients with suspected COVID-19
Community pharmacies have been told they must prepare a “designated isolation space” to house patients who present with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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