Candidates barred from sitting registration exam overseas live in countries with six-hour or more time difference The General Pharmaceutical Council has informed candidates in countries with more than a six-hour time difference from the UK that they cannot sit the exam in their home country.…
Some overseas candidates told they cannot sit March preregistration assessment The pharmacy regulator has said candidates in some countries outside the UK will not be able to take the exam where they are living.…
Team of community pharmacists to start vaccinating housebound patients As part of an initiative, 22 community pharmacists will administer COVID-19 vaccinations to around 1,500 housebound patients in South Tyneside.…
Pharmacy contractors asked to audit patient consultations for ‘improper referrals’ from GPs and NHS 111 The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee’s second pharmacy advice audit will take place in the week of 25 January 2021.…
Government backs UK-wide pharmacy codeword for domestic abuse safe spaces The ‘Ask for ANI’ scheme will enable people who are experiencing domestic abuse to speak to a trained pharmacist.…
March assessment for provisionally registered pharmacists to go ahead as planned, regulator says The General Pharmaceutical Council has confirmed that the delayed summer 2020 preregistration assessment for provisionally registered pharmacists is still set to go ahead in March 2021.…
Nearly 200 naloxone kits provided through ‘click-and-deliver’ service during pandemic Exclusive: Since May 2020, a charity in Scotland has issued 187 naloxone kits — an emergency antidote for overdoses caused by heroin and other opioids.…
RPS backs changes to interval between COVID-19 vaccination doses The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says that the government’s updated vaccination strategy “will protect a greater number of people from COVID-19 disease”.…
RPS launches 180-year anniversary celebrations with a new online history resource The Royal Pharmaceutical Society will be celebrating its 180th anniversary with a museum showcase and an exploration of the importance of women in pharmacy, among other things.…
Government to consult on national falsified medicines detection system The government has said it plans to consult the public on a national scheme to detect falsified medicines in the supply chain within a year after laws enabling the potential new scheme are enacted.…
