CAR-T infusions delivered to ‘more than 80’ patients in Wales, says NHS Wales The NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee has enabled 100 patients in Wales to receive an advanced therapy medicinal product to date.…
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.…
National Pharmacy Association to ballot members on work-to-rule action The ballot will be open for six weeks, with the potential for action to be taken before Christmas.…
Director for RPS Scotland wins FIP Congress oral presentation prize Laura Wilson said she hopes her presentation helped to encourage pharmacists “from across the world to consider how hospital clinical pharmacy services can be transformed to enhance patient care”.…
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.…
Funding frozen for Welsh community pharmacy contract A circular published by Community Pharmacy Wales says government negotiators “simply did not have the authority to put more money on the table at this time”.…
Community pharmacy in Wales reaches net-zero emissions JDS Evans in Newport, Wales, was the only pharmacy to achieve a gold award as part of the first Greener Primary Care Wales Framework and Award Scheme.…
Welsh government working group tasked with looking into how to roll out PrEP provision to community pharmacies The HIV action plan, published in June 2022, set out 26 actions for the Welsh government and its partners to reduce HIV transmissions in Wales.…
