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Test-and-treat sore throat service to be rolled out across Wales Subscription
Health boards across Wales have begun to roll out a sore throat test-and-treat (STTT) service to more community pharmacies following a pilot of the service, which began in 2018.
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McKesson UK's automated dispensing capacity to double by June 2020 Subscription
The parent company of LloydsPharmacy, McKesson UK, has announced plans to double the number of items it dispenses through its centrally automated system by June 2020.
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PDA issues 'urgent' guidance following serious incidents involving primary care pharmacist prescribers Subscription
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has issued “urgent” guidance for its members following several “serious incidents”, including reported fatalities, involving pharmacist independent prescribers working in primary care.
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Manufacturing problems cause 60% of medicines shortages, say European wholesalers Subscription
Manufacturing problems are causing more than 60% of medicines shortages across Europe, the body that represents European drug wholesalers has said.
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More funding needed to meet 'NHS long-term plan', pharmacy leads warn Subscription
Pharmacy leads responsible for an area that covers 1.5 million people have warned that “urgent action” to increase pharmacy training funds is needed if the pharmacy workforce is to deliver on the ‘NHS long-term plan’.
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Greggs vouchers offered to encourage drug users to get tested for hepatitis C Subscription
Substance misuse and needle exchange patients in Newcastle will be given “up to £25 of Greggs vouchers” if they present for a blood spot test for hepatitis C in a community pharmacy.
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'No ethnicity pay issue' claim pharmacy multiples Subscription
The UK’s four largest community pharmacy multiples currently do not collect ethnicity pay data for their pharmacist employees, with two of the high street chains telling The Pharmaceutical Journal that there was no ethnicity pay gap within their respective organisations.
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Labour Party clarifies plans to nationalise hospital pharmacies Subscription
A Labour Party government would bring hospital pharmacies run by private companies back into NHS ownership, a party spokesperson has said.
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More than a quarter of funding for pharmacy integration diverted to 'other NHS priorities' in 2018/2019 Subscription
Exclusive: A Freedom of Information request submitted by The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed that £11m from the Pharmacy Integration Fund has been diverted to other NHS priorities.
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Pharmacists set to receive £7.8m in consultation service incentives
Community pharmacy will receive a government payout of £7.8m resulting from almost 75% of pharmacies in England signing up to offer the new community pharmacist consultation service.
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