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There is recognition that community pharmacy teams have a key role to play in antimicrobial stewardship. Pharmacy First and similar schemes are intended to enable more completed episodes of care in pharmacies for specific common conditions, some of which will involve treatment decisions about antibiotics.
06 Feb 2024 , 15 Min Module
London team get Government grant to look at take-up and impact of landmark service.
06 Feb 2024 , 3 Min Article
The PDA told members to get in touch in confidence after reports some companies threatened to cancel locums’ shifts.
05 Feb 2024 , 4 Min Article
This CPD module is the latest in our series designed to support pharmacists in delivering the Pharmacy First service in England. It covers the clinical management of acute sore throat.
02 Feb 2024 , 20 Min Module
Asda denies setting an initial target of 30 consultations a month for its stores and sending a communication to staff telling them “link-selling is key.”
02 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article
Rowlands said locums are "responsible for ensuring they are competent to deliver Pharmacy First."
01 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association says pharmacists were not properly consulted about the service.
Health leaders welcome the launch today of the landmark service in England.
31 Jan 2024 , 3 Min Article
Forty-four per cent of the 2,028 people from England, Wales and Scotland who responded were unaware about the scheme.
Haleon vice-president for GB and Ireland Bas Vorsteveld said the launch of Pharmacy First is a “major milestone".
30 Jan 2024 , 3 Min Article
Of 937 Superdrug customers who took part in its study, 32 per cent and 23 per cent had not heard of impetigo and sinusitis respectively.
30 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article
Asda healthcare area manager Andrew Windus said locums who refuse to engage with Pharmacy First will be "removed" from Locate a Locum's platform "permanently."
29 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article
NHS England has confirmed that the Pharmacy First service will launch on Wednesday and a national marketing campaign will run from mid-February.
29 Jan 2024 , 5 Min Article
English Pharmacy Board members Thorrun Govind and Paul Summerfield have aired concerns about Asda's offer to put £1 in customers’ cash pots.
24 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article
Survey shows 84 per cent say that Pharmacy First could improve patient care, but 87 per cent feel that if service s not introduced or resourced properly, it could damage fragile workforce situation.
23 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article
Healthwatch found patients are more comfortable seeing their GP and are concerned they won't have privacy in a pharmacy.
22 Jan 2024 , 5 Min Article
