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More than half of community pharmacies sign up to offer consultation service at launch Subscription
More than half of England’s community pharmacies have signed up to offer the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service, which went live on 29 October 2019, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said.
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Number of common ailments consultations per pharmacy nearly doubles in 2018/2019 Subscription
The number of consultations per pharmacy given through the Common Ailments Service (CAS) in Wales has more than doubled in the last year, according to official statistics.
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Boots closes 18 stores in four months Subscription
Boots has closed 18 stores in the past four months and has said it will hit its planned closure programme target of 200 pharmacies by the end of August 2020, following a continued decline in profit since 2018.
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Government withdraws first serious shortage protocol for fluoxetine 10mg capsules
The government has withdrawn one of the three serious shortage protocols it introduced on 3 October 2019 in response to shortages of fluoxetine.
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More than 400 preregistration trainees switch placements each year Subscription
Rising numbers of trainees are switching to a new training site during their preregistration year, show figures obtained by The Pharmaceutical Journal.
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Pharmacists offering NHS 111 consultations could receive just £35 per month Subscription
Pharmacists offering the community pharmacist consultation service could receive a sum as small as £35 per month when the service launches on 29 October 2019, according to calculations by The Pharmaceutical Journal.
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Almost half of community pharmacists admit to self-checking their own dispensing Subscription
Nearly half of community pharmacists in Great Britain have admitted that they self-check their own dispensing, results of The Pharmaceutical Journal 2019 salary and satisfaction survey have shown.
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Prescribing of 'low-risk' drugs to be expanded to wider range of healthcare professionals, government proposes Subscription
The government has said it will introduce legislation to allow a wider range of healthcare professionals in the NHS to prescribe “low-risk” medicines.
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No-deal Brexit likely to increase cost of new medicines, Scottish government says Subscription
The Scottish government has said it is “likely that the cost of new medicines in the UK will increase” under a no-deal Brexit.
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Welsh government proposes introducing pharmaceutical needs assessments from April 2020
Health boards in Wales may be required to conduct pharmaceutical needs assessments from 1 April 2020.
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