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Community pharmacy in Wales promised 4% funding uplift conditional on staff pay rises

The uplift will increase annual community pharmacy contractual framework funding to £157.2m.…

Published: 20 September 2022

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RPS launches latest workforce wellbeing survey

In 2021, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's wellbeing survey revealed that 89% of the pharmacy workforce were at high risk of burnout.…

Published: 20 September 2022

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NHS education body to fund supervisors for independent prescriber training pilots

Exclusive: A letter seen by The Pharmaceutical Journal confirms that Health Education England has agreed regional funding of £56,000 for each designated prescribing practitioner working as part of the teach and treat pilots.…

Published: 14 September 2022

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NHS education body funds research into curbing pharmacy technician ‘attrition’

Two large-scale surveys of registered pharmacy technicians aim to understand the workforce and look at career commitment and job satisfaction.…

Published: 13 September 2022

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Thérèse Coffey appointed as new health and social care secretary

The MP for Suffolk Coastal replaces Steve Barclay, who held the post for just two months.…

Published: 7 September 2022

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Industrial action could lead hospital pharmacists to withdraw from weekend rotas, warns union leader

Exclusive: Even though the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists does not want industrial action, its president Nathan Burley said it may impact the provision of additional services.…

Published: 6 September 2022

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COVID-19 booster programme expands as 350 extra pharmacies allowed to take part

Latest data show there are now 1,845 community pharmacies registered to give COVID-19 vaccinations.…

Published: 5 September 2022

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Extra cost of drug concessions reaches highest level for more than two years

Researchers have estimated price concessions may have cost NHS England more than £26m in August 2022, topping their previous peak in April 2020.…

Published: 2 September 2022

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Pharmacies to receive ‘fairer access’ to medicine margin under reimbursement reforms, say negotiators

The new discount deduction scale will use separate discount rates for branded drugs, generics and appliances.…

Published: 31 August 2022

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Call for ‘urgent talks’ over soaring energy costs for pharmacies

Exclusive: Industry leaders say the government needs to support and protect pharmacies through spiralling fuel costs and workforce shortages.…

Published: 30 August 2022