Preparing for the GPhC pharmaceutical calculations assessment Eight tips for success showing how foundation trainees can effectively prepare for the General Pharmaceutical Council registration assessment outlining what to do first and how to avoid some of the common errors made by previous cohorts.…
Community pharmacy domestic abuse support scheme to end in November 2024 Despite the 'Ask for ANI' service ending in November 2024, the UK Says No More 'Safe spaces' scheme will continue to operate.…
Electronic prescription service used to dispense 100,000 items Digital Health and Care Wales said the 100,000th medication was dispensed in Boots Old Colwyn in Conwy, North Wales.…
The 20-year path to placing specialist pharmacists in all critical care units With the launch of a new advanced pharmacist curriculum for critical care, a leading pharmacist in the field outlines the specialism’s progress over two decades.…
Pharmacy First monthly payment threshold cut for a second time The monthly threshold to qualify for a £1,000 payment was due to be increased to 30 consultations in October 2024, but this has been reduced to 20 consultations.…
Changes to hub-and-spoke legislation will be delayed, government tells CPE Community Pharmacy England says it has been told by the Department for Health and Social Care that the changes will not happen from 1 January 2025 as planned.…
Prescribing dilemma: balancing risk and benefits of off-label migraine treatment in a child The second of a new series of articles exploring real-world dilemmas that pharmacist prescribers encounter in clinical practice.…
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.…
Why I took a ‘workforce wellbeing’ course for pharmacy managers A pharmacy employer shares her experience of taking a course to improve her employees’ wellbeing in light of rising levels of burn out across the profession.…
Call for Society Fellowship nominationsThe Panel of Fellows will be holding its next meeting in November 2024. Nominations for Society Fellowship must be received by the Secretary of the Panel of Fellows by 23 October 2024 to be considered at this meeting. Nominations need to be made by a current member of the Society and supported by…
