Financial pressures make it ‘difficult’ to maintain a safe service, NPA survey says The vast majority of respondents to a National Pharmacy Association member survey said that current financial pressures were making it “more difficult for pharmacies to maintain a safe service to patients”.…
Patient safety incidents reported to NPA rise by 29% in first quarter of the year Reporting of patient safety incidents increased by almost a third in the most recent quarterly National Pharmacy Association Medication Safety Officer report.…
Training places in community pharmacy under threat following GPhC proposals, warn pharmacy bodies Training placements in community pharmacy are under threat unless the sector is fully involved in implementing plans to introduce a five-year integrated pharmacy degree and the reforms are fully funded, it has emerged.…
Many pharmacists fear for their businesses’ future, NPA survey finds More than half of National Pharmacy Association members surveyed are worried about their businesses’ survival. …
NPA advises pharmacists to dispense medicines even if they receive FMD database alerts The National Pharmacy Association has told its members to dispense medicines “even if they return an alert from the Falsified Medicines Directive database” in the early stages of its implementation.…
Mark Lyonette: ‘You can only push people so far’ The chief executive of the National Pharmacy Association on meeting the health secretary, preparations for Brexit and whether the pressures on pharmacy are affecting patient safety.…
Pharmacy2U loses legal battle for contact details of NPA members Pharmacy2U, the UK’s largest online pharmacy, has lost a legal bid to obtain the contact details of National Pharmacy Association members.…
Supreme Court dismisses Pfizer’s bid for patent protection of pregabalin The Supreme Court has dismissed a bid by drug company Pfizer to strengthen the patent protection of pregabalin (Lyrica).…
Pharmacies could struggle to recruit in a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, pharmacy organisations tell MPs A ‘no-deal’ Brexit could lead to recruitment difficulties for pharmacies, pharmacy bodies have told the House of Commons health and social care committee.…
Pharmacy organisations join forces to promote role of pharmacy in long-term future of NHS A “future-proof” funding model is needed to ensure that pharmacy can maximise its contribution to the long-term future of the NHS, the Company Chemists’ Association has said in its response to an NHS England consultation.…