Pre-reg year could be scrapped in 2021 | Is Covid changing pharmacy? | Benzodiazepine warning

View in browser PEOPLE & BUSINESS Pre-reg year could be replaced with Foundation Programme The pre-registration year for trainee pharmacists could be scrapped and replaced with a 'one-year foundation programme' as early as next summer, with the pandemic accelerating change.  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 and deliver a brickbat to the Chancellor. Listen now NEWS, FEATURES & OPINION Rethinking pharmacy: How is the pandemic changing practice? As the dust settles on the first wave of the pandemic, pharmacists look back on a period of intense innovation.  Read more Pharmacies warned of rising benzodiazepine harm There is evidence that the circulation of illicit and counterfeit tablets sold as benzodiazepines is on the rise and causing increasing harm.  Read more RPS urges ministers to ensure pharmacy has big obesity role The RPS has said the Government's new strategy on tackling obesity will have a better chance of succeeding if community pharmacies are able to play an integral role.  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. MOST READ ONLINE GPhC goes ahead with £103 premises fee hike despite opposition The annual fee for registering or renewing a pharmacy premises will rise to £365 from next April. 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