Welsh Pharmacy Board Election 2022The scheme for the 2022 election provides for three places on the Welsh Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in Wales. The three places are to be allocated as follows: (a) One place for any eligible Member whose substantive practice is in the community practi…
Scottish Pharmacy Board election 2022The scheme for the 2022 election provides for three places on the Scottish Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in Scotland. The eligibility criteria are set out below. Nominations for candidates in the Scottish Pharmacy Board election can not be made until 14 M…
English Pharmacy Board election 2022The scheme for the 2022 election provides for five places on the English Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in England, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. The eligibility criteria are set out below. Nominations for candidates in the English Pharmacy Board…
Pharmacy regulator fails to meet fitness-to-practise standards set by watchdog A review has found that the General Pharmaceutical Council has failed to meet all five fitness-to-practise standards for the third year in a row.…
Pharmacies prevented from signing up for minor ailments service over AMR concerns NHS England has paused sign-ups for the extended care service in the Midlands while it carries out a review of community pharmacy services where antibiotics are supplied without a prescription.…
NHS COVID-19 recovery plan makes no mention of pharmacy The plan sets out targets to reduce waiting times for elective care and diagnostic testing.…
NICE provisionally recommends semaglutide for patients with obesity Semaglutide, which suppresses the appetite, has been recommended as part of a specialist weight management service for a maximum of two years.…
Health boards given £80m to offer more pharmacy support in general practice In addition to providing greater pharmacy support, the Scottish government has announced that the funding will be used to provide increased nursing support and access to physiotherapy.…
Antoni Allen (1943–2022)On 6 February 2022, Antoni Allen MPharmS, aged 78 years, of Florida. Mr Allen registered with the Society in 1967.…
Community pharmacies fulfil 17 million lateral flow test requests, official data show NHS Business Services Authority data show that pharmacy contractors claimed for 16,955,732 lateral flow test transactions in Pharmacy Collect's first eight months.…
