Number of overseas pharmacists applying to work in UK falls by two-thirds in one year Exclusive: The fall follows a big increase in overseas-qualified pharmacists applying to the Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme in the previous year.…
More than 2,000 patients tested in UK’s first routine genotyping project for clopidogrel prescribing Exclusive: The genotyping project at NHS Tayside identified 2,300 patients, 29% of whom emerged as ‘poor’ or ‘intermediate’ CYP2C19-clopidogrel metabolisers.…
Pharmacy initiative results in 300% increase in inhalers being returned for sustainable disposal Five pharmacies in and around Edinburgh spent ten weeks adding stickers to dispensing bags to encourage patients to return inhalers to the pharmacy.…
Mark Drakeford appointed as Welsh health and social care cabinet secretary The former first minister of Wales has been appointed to the cabinet on an interim basis.…
Nearly 900 students dropped out of MPharm after first year in 2021/2022 Exclusive: General Pharmaceutical Council data suggest that 889 out of 4,505 students did not continue the MPharm degree after the first year.…
Hospital pharmacists to receive 5.5% pay rise Health secretary Wes Streeting said the government has accepted the NHS Pay Review Body’s recommendation to offer a 5.5% increase with effect from 1 April 2024 for all Agenda for Change staff.…
Pharmacy bodies say payment system has left Scottish pharmacies in ‘financial chaos’ Payment shortfalls and delays have followed the introduction of the new data capture validation and pricing process, pharmacy bodies have claimed.…
State of pharmacy: what’s in store for the profession under Labour? Labour’s plans for pharmacy have only been roughly sketched out, but the party’s track record — alongside demands from the sector — can provide some insight into how the planned NHS reform may affect pharmacy.…
Clinical trial recruitment in England fell by almost 10% in 2023/2024 There were 18,140 people recruited to interventional industry clinical trials in 2023/2024, compared with 19,984 people in 2022/2023.…
Scottish government publishes prescribing guidance aiming to save millions of pounds The Scottish government's draft guidance sets out a list of 17 products that are of “low clinical value” and 11 products that are of “limited clinical value”.…
