Pharmacies save 35k GP consultations a week | NEW podcast | Poundland's 'irresponsible' paracetamol deal

View in browser Download the Pharmacy Magazine App to access your learning anytime, anywhere PROFESSION Pharmacies save 35,000 GP consultations a week in Wales An audit by Community Pharmacy Wales measures the extent to which pharmacies provide unpaid advice and relieve the burden on GPs. Read more Pharmacy Magazine Talking Pharmacy In this week's podcast: Poundland under fire over paracetamol multi-buys, good week for Matt Hancock (yes, really) and pharmacy teams in Scotland get an unexpected Christmas bonus. Listen now NEWS, FEATURES & OPINION PSNC: Let's put a stop to GP flu jab competition Simon Dukes says he is hopeful the Covid-19 pandemic will help put an end to competition between pharmacies and GP surgeries over flu jabs. Read more RPS president slams Poundland over 'irresponsible' paracetamol offer RPS president Sandra Gidley calls Poundland "irresponsible" for its multi-buy offer on paracetamol. Read more Pharmacy teams 'must receive Covid jab as a priority' Community pharmacy teams must receive the Covid-19 vaccination at the same time as other health professionals, the RPS has said. Scottish Government pays pharmacies £4.5m for staffing costs Pharmacies in Scotland are to receive a financial support payment for staffing costs between May and June of this year. A fifth of provisionally registered pharmacists are not employed Twenty per cent of individuals on the provisional pharmacist register are not working in the sector, GPhC data indicates.  SPONSORED Helping customers treat & care for their scalp Understanding the causes and symptoms of some common scalp conditions will help you to make a real difference to your customers' lives. Complete this module to discover self-care and product advice to help ease symptoms and maintain scalp health. MOST READ ONLINE 'Selected' pharmacies to offer on-site Covid jabs, NHS confirms NHS England & improvement has confirmed that "selected" community pharmacies will be invited to take part in England's Covid-19 vaccination programme. 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