Boots’ profits fell by more than 250% in 2020 The multiple pharmacy had to temporarily close more than 100 stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted on profits.…
Pharmacies sent 1.6 million electronic flu vaccine notifications to GPs in 2020/2021 Exclusive: During the 2020/2021 flu season, community pharmacies sent 1.6 million electronic notifications of flu vaccinations, which were added directly to patients' GP records.…
Women of childbearing age on sodium valproate to be offered structured medication review, says NHS England Structured medication reviews for women of childbearing age on valproate are expected to contribute towards NHS England’s aim of halving valproate use in this group by 2023.…
NHS education bosses tender £32k contract for pharmacy workforce development in genomics Health Education England is aiming to procure a provider to develop and implement a workforce development strategy for pharmacy in genomics.…
CQC proposes law change to close online prescribing loopholes linked to patient deaths The Care Quality Commission said its proposed legislative changes would improve its ability to regulate independent care providers that are currently “putting people’s lives at risk”.…
Pharmacy-led COVID-19 vaccination sites deliver more than 3 million vaccines Two pharmacies in England — Andrews Pharmacy in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and W Cheeseman & Son in Bedfordshire — have delivered more than 30,000 COVID-19 vaccinations each.…
Community pharmacy employers restart talks on the future of supervision The Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies, the Company Chemists' Association and the National Pharmacy Association have said they want a greater "pharmacist presence in the pharmacy".…
Pharmacists launch service to vaccinate homeless people and undocumented migrants against COVID-19 The charity NishkamSWAT vaccinated "at least 100" people against COVID-19 over three dates in April 2021.…
85% of pharmacy applicants to NHS COVID-19 vaccination team deployed to contact tracing service Exclusive: NHS Professionals said the majority of pharmacy staff who successfully applied to join the COVID-19 vaccination team have instead been deployed to work for NHS Test and Trace.…
Summary care record views in community pharmacy increased by 30% in 2020 Exclusive: Pharmacists in England viewed patients' summary care records more than 1 million times in 2020, compared with around 800,000 times in 2019.…