News Walgreens Boots Alliance confirms that 28 Boots stores have been closed Walgreens Boots Alliance has confirmed that 28 Boots stores in the UK have been closed, out of a planned programme of 200 store closures.…Published: 8 January 2020
News GPhC proposes 40% increase in annual pharmacy registration costs The General Pharmaceutical Council is consulting on whether to increase annual registration fees for pharmacy premises by £103 from October 2020.…Published: 7 January 2020
News Government invests £40m into speeding up IT logins for NHS staff Hospital staff could soon be able to log into hospital IT systems with their fingerprint, following a government investment of £40m.…Published: 6 January 2020
News Pharmacy flu vaccine uptake tops previous year’s figure with three months to go Almost 1.5 million flu vaccines have been administered under the community pharmacy flu vaccination service in the 2019/2020 winter season, according to the latest statistics from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee.…Published: 6 January 2020
News Pharmacist-led medication reviews free 28 hours of GP time A redesigned clinical pharmacist-managed medication review process has enabled GPs in the Midlands to provide 168 more appointments per month.…Published: 6 January 2020
News Researchers unable to identify batches of biologic drugs from 85% of Yellow Card reports Only 15% of biologic drug batches can be identified from Yellow Card adverse drug reaction reports, a study published in Drug Safety has found.…Published: 3 January 2020
News Serious shortage protocol issued for haloperidol A serious shortage protocol for haloperidol 500 microgram capsules has been issued for England and Wales.…Published: 3 January 2020
News Training for accuracy checking now open to all pharmacy technicians All pharmacy technicians are now able to access a fully funded training programme to become final accuracy checkers.…Published: 24 December 2019
News Number of flu cases in general practice rises by more than 1,700 in one week The number of flu cases has risen by 1,748 in one week, according to data collected by the Royal College of General Practitioners.…Published: 24 December 2019
News ‘Tens of thousands’ of patients referred to pharmacy through consultation service The Community Pharmacist Consultation Service has seen “tens of thousands” of referrals directed to community pharmacy from NHS 111 since its launch, NHS England has said.…Published: 23 December 2019
