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Contract

NPA: Pharmacy contract delays could lead to first collective action in history

Trade body says contract stalemate “utterly unacceptable”.

08 Jan 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Business

NPA: PhAS failing to protect pharmacies from closing

Dozens of pharmacies covered by Pharmacy Access Scheme have closed in the past two years, a new analysis claims.

02 Jan 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Education & training

Viatris Pharmacist Support

Enhance therapy area knowledge in your pharmacy and help staff learn new patient engagement techniques with learning resources from Viatris designed to boost your pharmacy business.

18 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Enhanced Services

First Independent Prescriber Pathfinder pharmacy goes live with CLEO SOLO

Well Pharmacy in Keighley first Independent Prescriber Pathfinder site to test system which will allow pharmacists to generate prescriptions via EPS.

17 Dec 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Education & training

58pc pass rate for GPhC's autumn registration assessment

Only 667 of the 1,146 candidates who sat the GPhC’s registration assessment on 12 November passed.

17 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Gastrointestinal

Coeliac UK alarmed by Leics ICB move to halt gluten-free scripts

Charity condemns Leicestershire and Rutland ICB decision to withdraw gluten-free scripts for people with coeliac disease from February 2025.

17 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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People

Disability confident

APTUK have registered for the disability confident scheme. Read about our commitment in this article.

17 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Vaccinations

NHS plans Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Spring 2025

Government accepts JCVI advice that the NHS should plan for a Covid-19 vaccination programme in spring 2025.

17 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Practice

Mandatory rotations in foundation training year delayed to 2027/28

Mandatory rotations during the 2026/27 foundation pharmacist training programme are being delayed, with full implementation not anticipated until 2027/28.

17 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Medication safety

Rethinking co-drug names could prevent errors

Standardised nomenclature for combination formulations could prevent errors, new research suggests.

16 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Pharmacy team

EDI calendar 2025

An awareness calendar for EDI dates for 2025

16 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Education & training

GPhC beefs up quality assurance processes for education and training

Regulator wants to improve engagement with course providers.

16 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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People

Joint research study

Take part in a 90 minute research interview about your career and work experience.

16 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical

Key developments in 2024

Welcome to our CPD module series for community pharmacy technicians.

11 Dec 2024 , 10 Min Module

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Eyes & ears

Ear care

Ears are made up of tiny fibres, chambers and fluid which work silently to keep us orientated throughout the day and night. Customers experiencing any issues with their ears, from ear wax to infections, will be looking to the pharmacy team to help them get back on track.

11 Dec 2024 , 15 Min Module

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Legal

CMA accepts £23m commitment from Vifor to settle IV iron case

Vifor Pharma has offered to make a £23m payment to the NHS to address concerns over potentially misleading claims about a competitor’s IV iron treatment.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article