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Pharmacist Prescribing Services urged to be commissioned immediately
The Company Chemists Association (CCA) has urged that the NHS should immediately commission services which allow prescribing pharmacists to develop a more clinical role in community pharmacy, utilising their prescribing skills more.
Lloydspharmacy to ‘withdraw’
On January 19th 2023, Lloydspharmacy has announced that it will be withdrawing all its instore pharmacies in Sainsbury’s.
New ‘major conditions strategy
Mr Barclay, the UK health secretary, in a statement to the parliament, has said that the government will set out a new strategy to tackle six main health conditions which are burdening England’s healthcare system.
66% of community pharmacists have experienced abuse
66% of community pharmacists have admitted to experiencing forms of abuse from the public, being over worked, burnt out, suffering from poor mental health and not getting sufficient breaks and protected time for learning as found by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) workforce wellbeing survey.
Update GMP and GDP Certificates
Anyone who has recently reviewed the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) CMS may have noticed the notification at the bottom of the search page regarding GMP and GDP Certificates, stating the following
Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs)
UK Pharmacists and Pharmacies have received communication for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society yesterday (15th December 2022) regarding the addition of 3 penicillin products to the list of products impacted by serious shortages in supply.
NIMAR – The list was updated 21.12.2022
The NIMAR process is designed to ensure that people in Northern Ireland can access Prescription Only Medicines unavailable on the NI Market
Antibiotics supply issue
Previously this year we saw a shortage of HRT medication and now pharmacies are facing shortages of common antibiotics such as Amoxicillin.
Pharmacy First to solve GP appointment crisis
Steve Barclay, health secretary has suggested that the ‘Pharmacy First’ model is the solution to help alleviate pressure from GP’s and free up more appointments.
Striking for Pharmacists not an option?
With threats of strikes happening all over the healthcare sector and even you local postie, why is that you never hear of pharmacists striking?
MHRA Guidance Note 6
MHRA Guidance Note 6 – Notes for applicants and holders of a Wholesale Dealer’s Licence (WDA(H)) or Broker Registration was updated in November 2022 with some significant changes regarding Brexit.
Patient Complaints against GP Pharmacists increase by 48% in one year
2253 patient complaints were made against pharmacists working in GP practices in the year ending March 2022 compared to 1521 the previous year. This, according to figures recently published by NHS Digital.