Pharmacy staff recruitment into general practice should be paused, say negotiators Representatives for the pharmacy sector in Scotland are calling for “a temporary stop to the recruitment of pharmacy workforce to GP primary care support roles”.…
COVID-19 vaccinations will be provided in ‘local pharmacies’, Welsh health minister says People in Wales will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from their “local GP practice or pharmacy”, Vaughn Gething, the Welsh health minister, has said.…
Drug-related deaths in Scotland rose by 6% in 2019 The number of drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2019 increased by 6% on the previous year to 1,264 deaths, according to National Records of Scotland data.…
Welsh pharmacies save over 35,000 GP appointments each week, audit finds Around half of patients who received advice in Welsh pharmacies would otherwise have gone to their GP first, an audit by Community Pharmacy Wales has found.…
Pharmacy staff in Scotland to receive £500 bonus in recognition of COVID-19 service NHS pharmacy services staff in Scotland will receive a bonus £500 payment in recognition of their services during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Pharmacies in Scotland to receive a further £4.5m for COVID-19 costs Pharmacy contractors in Scotland will receive an additional £4.5m in COVID-19-related financial support.…
Pharmacies must be at the forefront of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign It will not be easy to deliver the huge COVID-19 vaccination programme, but there is no doubt that the profession can step up to the challenge, with community pharmacy playing a vital role.…
England has lowest number of community pharmacies in five years, figures show Closures in 2019/2020 have resulted in the lowest number of community pharmacies in England since 2015/2016.…
Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 8 October 2020 The Scottish Pharmacy Board discussed work on inclusion and diversity to encourage members to stand at the national pharmacy board elections, as well as careers support and ideas around changing the structure of board meetings.…
English Pharmacy Board meeting: 8 October 2020 Topics discussed at the latest English Pharmacy Board meeting included learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Action in Belonging, Culture and Diversity group and updates on education.…
