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Children in London to be offered polio vaccine booster after virus found in sewage

Poliovirus has been detected in the sewage of eight London boroughs.…

Published: 10 August 2022

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Nearly a quarter of pharmacists aged over 55 years plan to retire within the next year, survey suggests

Exclusive: Of 291 participants of The Pharmaceutical Journal's annual salary and job satisfaction survey aged between 55 and 64 years, 67 said they were planning to retire within 12 months.…

Published: 8 August 2022

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Drug-related deaths increase by 6% in England and Wales to record levels

Data from the Office for National Statistics show there were 4,859 drug-related deaths in 2021, the highest number since records began in 1993.…

Published: 5 August 2022

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Pharmacists now able to apply for thousands of funded independent prescribing training places

Places are available to pharmacists working in primary care networks, NHS trusts, community, general practice, integrated care boards and those in prisons and secure environments.…

Published: 4 August 2022

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‘Smart’ IV pumps could save hundreds of lives each year, say pharmacy researchers

In a study of two large NHS trusts that used smart intravenous pumps, researchers found the devices may have averted 110 deaths in a year.…

Published: 3 August 2022

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Number of pharmacists working in primary care networks has increased by a third over past year

The number of full-time equivalent primary care network pharmacists in England has risen from 2,552 in 2021 to 3,294 in 2022.…

Published: 1 August 2022

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Chief pharmaceutical officer opens outreach health hub in Hindu temple

The 'Health Hub' at Neasden Temple has been set up to provide health advice, information and free screening to the local community.…

Published: 28 July 2022

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Pharmacies receive nearly 500 packs of medicine during regional antibiotic amnesty

Exclusive: As part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week in 2021, community pharmacies in the Midlands held an antibiotic amnesty and received 500 packs of medicines for safe disposal.…

Published: 26 July 2022

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Royal college status to be pursued at ‘appropriate’ time, says RPS Assembly

The subject of royal college status was revisited in July's RPS Assembly meeting in response to a motion raised at the Society AGM in May 2022 that called for the RPS to "reaffirm this commitment" to seek Royal College status.…

Published: 25 July 2022

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MPs recommend government draft pharmacy workforce plan within 12 months

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee said the workforce plan "must ensure that all pharmacists have adequate access to supervision, training and protected learning time".…

Published: 25 July 2022