Profession news

Public health,

Coroner urges NICE to update beta blocker guidance after teenager’s death

Coroner urges renewed attention on the dangers of propranolol overdose

15 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

Pharmacies poised to take collective action after NPA ballot result

Independents could be limiting their services to patients in the New Year following a near unanimous vote in favour of collective action in the NPA’s ballot.

14 Nov 2024 , 4 Min Article

Regulations,

Assisted dying: Pharmacists & pharmacy technicians could ‘accompany’ doctor making preparations

Controversial Leadbeater bill refers explicitly to pharmacy professionals.

13 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

Employment,

Proposal to merge Boots union with PDA ushered through in landslide vote

'Hundreds' of pharmacists to join PDAU in January as 96% of votes express support

12 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

Clinical services,

GP group makes dodgy claims as it pushes to strip pharmacies’ prescribing rights

Tyneside LMC to propose controversial motion at forthcoming national conference.

08 Nov 2024 , 3 Min Article

Regulations,

Jhoots pharmacist struck off for CD irregularities and methadone errors

'Young and junior' pharmacist struck off for 'dishonest' behaviour

06 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

Policy,

Four join Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland's council

Siobhan Caslin, Anne Henderson and Lee Wilson have been appointed as lay members and Michael McGuigan joins as a registrant member.

01 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

Policy,

GP and pharmacy contracts should be aligned, says ex-BMA council chair

Former British Medical Association council chair Chaand Nagpaul said pharmacy and general practice was working in a “disjointed way”.

29 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

Policy,

RPS tries to alleviate GHP’s concerns over royal college plans

Royal Pharmaceutical Society chief executive Paul Bennett said a future royal college must be "led by the profession.”

25 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

Contract,

Labour clueless about number of pharmacies dispensing at a loss

Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock said he does not know how many pharmacies have dispensed at a loss in each of the last three years.

23 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Mental health,

Pharmacist Support ACTNow wellbeing campaign underway

The Pharmacist Support ACTNow wellbeing campaign will, over the next three weeks, delve into issues that pharmacists have said are important to them

22 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Leadership,

Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists seeks clarity from RPS over Royal College plans

GHP president Rob Connah wrote to RPS chief executive Paul Bennett and president Claire Anderson about the proposal's implications.

22 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Pharmacy team,

‘I haven’t had a day off for two years’: Survey finds rising staff costs are driving pressures

'Burnt out' business owners tell CPE they are struggling to afford adequate cover

21 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Closures and reduced opening times resulted in six million lost pharmacy hours

The Company Chemists' Association analysed the period between September 2022 and June 2024.

21 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

Policy,

NPA chief: Labour must invest in community pharmacies to realise 10-year plan

Paul Rees said pharmacists must be part of neighbourhood health teams because they are “the health professionals people know best.”

21 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Regulations,

Pharmacist failed to keep records for unlicensed nappy ointment, regulator finds

Antrim pharmacist volunteers to leave the register following FtP hearing

18 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Profession news

Coroner urges NICE to update beta blocker guidance after teenager’s death

Pharmacies poised to take collective action after NPA ballot result

Assisted dying: Pharmacists & pharmacy technicians could ‘accompany’ doctor making preparations

Proposal to merge Boots union with PDA ushered through in landslide vote

GP group makes dodgy claims as it pushes to strip pharmacies’ prescribing rights

Jhoots pharmacist struck off for CD irregularities and methadone errors

Four join Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland's council

GP and pharmacy contracts should be aligned, says ex-BMA council chair

RPS tries to alleviate GHP’s concerns over royal college plans

Labour clueless about number of pharmacies dispensing at a loss

Pharmacist Support ACTNow wellbeing campaign underway

Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists seeks clarity from RPS over Royal College plans

‘I haven’t had a day off for two years’: Survey finds rising staff costs are driving pressures

Closures and reduced opening times resulted in six million lost pharmacy hours

NPA chief: Labour must invest in community pharmacies to realise 10-year plan

Pharmacist failed to keep records for unlicensed nappy ointment, regulator finds