UK pharmacy regulator concerned by plans for EU-wide professional registration The pharmacy regulator has expressed “grave concerns” about the introduction of the European Professional Card being introduced in January 2016.…
Pharmacists must support their junior doctor colleagues Junior doctors deserve support during this difficult period in their careers.…
Technicians will be managing pharmacies to free up pharmacists, suggests chief pharmaceutical officer It is only a matter of time before pharmacy technicians will manage community pharmacies in order to free pharmacists’ time for clinical activities, hinted England’s chief pharmaceutical officer Keith Ridge.…
Pharmacy trainees may need to pay for their placements, says chief pharmaceutical officer A proportion of pharmacy trainees may eventually have to fund their own preregistration placements, says England’s chief pharmaceutical officer Keith Ridge.…
PSNC chief questions evidence for centralised dispensing proposals The head of England’s community pharmacy contract negotiating body has challenged the evidence behind a government proposal to encourage large-scale expansion of centralised dispensing in the country.…
Proposed cuts to public health budgets are short-sighted Sandra Gidley, chair of the English Pharmacy Board, calls on pharmacists to campaign against cuts to public health funding for local authorities.…
NHS deficit rises to £925m, with £445m deficit for foundation trusts NHS foundation trusts in England are £445m in debt — £90m worse than expected — and facing one of their toughest financial years ever, according to foundation trust regulator Monitor.…
Focus on dispensing in remuneration model is holding back expansion of pharmacy services, FIP report finds A continued focus on dispensing in pharmacy remuneration systems across the world is stifling the provision of wider services, according to a report by the International Pharmaceutical Federation. …
England’s MOT health test for people aged 40-74 years is ineffective, say researchers The NHS health check programme is ineffective and wastes £450m a year that could be better spent promoting healthy eating, according to research published in the Journal of Public Health. …
The wait is over for more clinical roles for pharmacists Pharmacists, particularly those in the community, are closer than ever to being offered the new opportunities in clinical practice.…