GPhC raises premises fees to £365 despite opposition | NEW podcast | Lloyds launches £260 weight loss service

View in browser PEOPLE & BUSINESS GPhC goes ahead with premises fee hike despite opposition The GPhC is to increase its premises renewal fees by £103 from next April, despite two-thirds of consultation respondents opposing the plans. Read more Pharmacy Magazine Talking Pharmacy podcast Community pharmacist and stand up comedian Peter Kelly talks about laughing with patients and draws a parallel between the the worlds of comedy and drug discovery. We discuss an "interesting" week for the GPhC, the first school of pharmacy pharmacy technician qualification, hub and spoke business models and deliver a brickbat to the Chancellor. Listen now NEWS, FEATURES & OPINION Lloyds launches £260-a-month weight loss service LloydsPharmacy has launched a new weight loss service combining an appetite suppressant medication with personalised coaching. Read more Major flu jab scheme expansion to include over-50s The government has added new groups of people to the upcoming national flu vaccination programme. Read more Pharmacists warned not to offer antibody tests Pharmacists are being urged not to offer Covid-19 antibody tests out of fears that individuals who test positive may assume they are immune. Independents' hub & spoke facility to go live in 2022 A new facility aimed at giving independent pharmacies access to hub and spoke technology is expected to commence operations in early 2022. Pharmacists survey suggests workplace Covid infection common Four in 10 pharmacists think they caught Covid-19 at work, according to a survey by the PDA. MOST READ ONLINE Covid vaccine could be given alongside flu jab The Government is exploring the possibility of giving patients a Covid-19 vaccine at the same time as they receive their flu jab. Pharmacy Magazine is part of the Pharmacy Network, a learning system developed and operated by Communications International Group, the UK's largest provider of community pharmacy learning content. To complete any of the training modules in the newsletter, please ensure you are a registered member of www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk Unsubscribe   Ι  Contact  Ι  Privacy Policy  Ι  Become a Member