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Everything you should know about the coronavirus outbreak
The latest information about the novel coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China, and advice on how pharmacists can help concerned patients and the public.
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Everything you need to know about the COVID-19 therapy trials
Researchers around the world are working at record speed to find the best ways to treat and prevent COVID-19, from investigating the possibility of repurposing existing drugs to searching for novel therapies against the virus.
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One in ten hospital trusts have been asked to approve unlicensed cannabis-based medicinal prescriptions Subscription
Around 10% of hospital trusts have received requests for prescriptions of unlicensed cannabis-based medical products.
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Government impact assessment of pharmacy contract warned it could cause closures Subscription
The government was warned that some pharmacies could “become financially unviable and close” because of cost pressures related to launching new services under the five-year community pharmacy contract, a freedom of information request from The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed.
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Pharmacies will ‘struggle’ to serve patients if NHS Test and Trace fails to look at individual cases, warns negotiator
The NHS Test and Trace service is causing extra staffing pressures by suggesting that entire community pharmacy teams must self-isolate, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said.
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Pre-registration assessment to be delayed until first quarter of 2021, regulator confirms Subscription
The delayed 2020 pre-registration assessment will be held in the first quarter of 2021, the General Pharmaceutical Council has confirmed.
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Up to 85% of community pharmacies could be in financial deficit by 2024, economic analysis concludes Subscription
Economic analysis by Ernst and Young has concluded that up to 85% of community pharmacies will be in financial deficit by 2024 if current funding arrangements continue.
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Newly qualified pharmacists could be independent prescribers if foundation programme launches in 2021, says regulator and chief pharmaceutical officers Subscription
The potential for a foundation programme to replace the preregistration year in 2021 could mean all newly qualified pharmacists qualify as independent prescribers, the General Pharmaceutical Council and the four UK chief pharmaceutical officers have said.
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Foundation training programme could replace preregistration year from the summer of 2021 Subscription
A year of foundation training could replace the pharmacist preregistration year across the UK from summer 2021, Health Education England and NHS England have suggested.
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Flu vaccines could be delivered at the same time as a COVID-19 vaccine, government says
The government is exploring the possibility of co-administering the flu vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine during the 2020/2021 flu season.
