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Nearly 400 advanced pharmacist practitioners now working in primary care networks

The overall number of pharmacists working in primary care networks has increased by more than a third in a year.…

Published: 3 February 2023

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NHS loses £16m in COVID-19 loans after ‘significant number’ of pharmacy closures

An urgent uplift to advance payments was meant to "support pharmacies with their cashflow pressures", but hundreds have closed.…

Published: 2 February 2023

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‘Resilience’ of community pharmacies to be assessed as NHS England tenders contract for economic review of sector

The review will also look at the impact on deprived communities if pharmacies close.…

Published: 1 February 2023

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Alternative to injections for people with severe migraines approved for use on NHS

Eptinezumab, a calcitonin gene-related peptide inhibitor, will be available on the NHS for people with episodic and chronic migraines who meet certain conditions.…

Published: 27 January 2023

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Government to change law to reclassify so-called ‘diet drug’ as a poison

The change will mean 2,4-Dinitrophenol can only be sold legally to a member of the public by a registered pharmacist.…

Published: 27 January 2023

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‘Catastrophic implications’: the pharmacy closures widening health inequalities

Community pharmacy is peerless in the supply of better healthcare in more deprived communities, but this vital role is under serious threat.…

Published: 26 January 2023

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Pharmacies in England’s most deprived areas provide 50% more NHS services to their local populations

Exclusive: "Worrying" new figures show funding cuts are putting much-needed pharmacy services at risk in England's most deprived areas.…

Published: 26 January 2023

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Should all adults be considered for statin therapy?

A closer look at the arguments for and against the latest changes to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for statin therapy.…

Published: 25 January 2023

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Transitional payments worth £2.5m per month for community pharmacy to end from February 2023

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee said in a statement that the government had decided to end transitional payments “based on the latest monitoring and analysis of funding delivery”.…

Published: 24 January 2023

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Pharmacies save 1,700 GP appointments through NHS-funded walk-in consultation service

Paul McGorry, chief executive of Humber Local Pharmaceutical Committee, said that 60% of patients who used the 'Walk-in consultation service' in Humber and North Yorkshire would otherwise have gone to a GP.…

Published: 24 January 2023