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NICE recommends prescribing mobile app over sleeping pills for treatment of insomnia

The Sleepio app was found to be more effective at reducing insomnia than sleep hygiene and sleeping pills.…

Published: 20 May 2022

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First-time buyers drive increase in number of independently owned community pharmacies

Analysis of General Pharmaceutical Council ownership data show a net rise of 307 independent community pharmacies and 236 owners between January 2019 and March 2022.…

Published: 19 May 2022

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First hospital trust electronic prescription service system due to be approved in June 2022

The IC24 system, which will be used in secondary care for electronic prescribing, is going through its final assurance stage.…

Published: 17 May 2022

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Nearly a third of trusts meet NHS targets for discharge medicines service ahead of schedule

Speaking at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress, Wasim Baqir, senior NHS England pharmacist, said that up to 42,000 30-day readmissions could be avoided if every NHS trust hit the 1.5% referral target.…

Published: 16 May 2022

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GPhC scraps two-year wait for entry to independent prescriber training

Registered pharmacists will be able to begin independent prescribing training at any time, provided they have relevant experience and are able to recognise, understand and articulate the skills required by a prescriber.…

Published: 13 May 2022

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How one local community COVID-19 service treated up to 200 vulnerable patients each day

At the height of the Omicron wave, this local medicines delivery unit received an unexpectedly high number of referrals for patients at risk from COVID-19. Here is how they coped.…

Published: 11 May 2022

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RPS English Pharmacy Board 2022 results announced

Ewan Maule, Emma Boxer and Adebayo Adegbite have been voted on to the English Pharmacy Board for the first time, joining re-elected member Sibby Buckle and past member Brendon Jiang.…

Published: 11 May 2022

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RPS to develop a joint vision for pharmacy in England with the King’s Fund

A consultation will begin in May 2022, aiming to incorporate views from pharmacy teams across all sectors.…

Published: 25 April 2022

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Majority of pharmacy owners report significant spike in medicine supply problems

The "distressing" Pharmacy Services Negotiating Committee survey results also reveal that temporary closures caused by staff shortages equated to more than 844 days of closures.…

Published: 25 April 2022

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NHS England rolls back on guidance to consider dismissing staff with long COVID

After backlash from campaign groups, NHS England removed a paragraph from its guidance that suggested consideration of dismissal for staff who had been on sick leave with long COVID for more than a year.…

Published: 22 April 2022