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Pharmacists to improve provision of palliative care medicines under proposed five-year strategy

The Scottish government has set out plans to provide better access to high-quality palliative care by 2030, as well as the provision of clear medicines information for patients and their families.…

Published: 11 October 2024

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Scottish government to replace paper prescriptions by 2026

The ‘Digital prescribing and dispensing programme’ is aimed to introduce an advanced electronic signature that will replace the wet signature on prescriptions.…

Published: 7 October 2024

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Community pharmacies to receive increase in funding worth £13.2m for 2024/2025

Community Pharmacy Scotland has accepted a £13.2m uplift in the country's community pharmacy remuneration global sum, bringing the total to £232.7m for 2024/2025.…

Published: 30 September 2024

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Pharmacy teams identify patients with ‘red-flag’ cancer symptoms in early diagnosis project

Exclusive: Of those identified, 17 people presenting with red-flag symptoms received a formal consultation with a pharmacist during the six-month project.…

Published: 25 September 2024

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MMR vaccination coverage in England has declined for fifth consecutive year

NHS Digital data show that 83.9% of children in England had completed the two-dose course by their fifth birthday, down from 86.8% in 2019/2020.…

Published: 23 September 2024

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Hospital pharmacists vote to accept 5.5% pay offer from UK government

Unite the Union said that two-thirds of Unite members voted in favour of the pay increase for NHS workers in England.…

Published: 20 September 2024

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Director for RPS Scotland wins FIP Congress oral presentation prize

Laura Wilson said she hopes her presentation helped to encourage pharmacists “from across the world to consider how hospital clinical pharmacy services can be transformed to enhance patient care”.…

Published: 16 September 2024

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Pharmacists should have right to choose whether to be involved in assisted dying, says RPS

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland wants to ensure that pharmacists are not compelled to support the assisted dying process if they have moral, ethical or religious objections to it.…

Published: 30 August 2024

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Pharmacist-led trial to assess impact of outreach on homeless people secures government funding

Under the programme, pharmacists and third sector homelessness workers offer outreach to address health and social care needs in people experiencing homelessness.…

Published: 27 August 2024

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UK’s first safe drug consumption room expected to open in October 2024

The safe drug consumption facility will allow people to use illegal drugs in a sterile environment at Hunter Street Health and Social Care Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.…

Published: 22 August 2024