Catch up on this year's highlights |
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| | | It's been another extraordinary year. |
While 2022 saw the end of lockdown restrictions in the UK, the intense workload that was such a defining feature of pharmacists' lives during the pandemic is still very much with us. Pharmacy teams are facing high patient demand, drug shortages, inflation and workforce pressures, as well as having to deal with a Government that expects a premium service for budget prices. |
If you have any thoughts on our coverage – or ideas for what we should be reporting on in 2023 – I'd love to hear from you at Arthur.walsh@1530.com. |
Arthur Walsh
Editor – Pharmacy Network News Pharmacy Magazine's daily news service |
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| | | The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has agreed the arrangements for England's Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework. (CPCF) |
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Community pharmacists in England have criticised reports in the national press suggesting they may be given an enhanced role in order to lessen the impact of strike action by nurses and other health workers. |
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NHS policy does not currently state that staffing problems are sufficient grounds to close a pharmacy temporarily, the PSNC has warned. |
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A new legislative order giving pharmacy regulators the power to define the role of responsible pharmacists has been approved by an advisory body to the King. |
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Exclusive: Well Pharmacy has told employees they may come to work while testing positive for Covid as the company adjusts to "the new normal". |
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Gina 10mcg vaginal tablets will be available at pharmacies without a prescription following a "landmark" POM to P switch announced this morning (July 20) by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. |
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The GPhC is to take action against individuals who shared questions from this summer's registration assessment, saying "clear evidence" has been brought to its attention. |
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The average hourly rate for UK locum pharmacists jumped by 3.7 per cent to £38.86 in the three months to September 30, booking platform Locate a Locum has claimed. |
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The general practice sector does not have sufficient space in its premises to accommodate the pharmacists it is recruiting from community pharmacy, the British Medical Association's England GP Committee chair Dr Farah Jameel has reportedly said. |
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Boots has agreed to an 11 per cent increase in the starting salary for newly qualified pharmacists, with full-time equivalent base wages rising from £37,750 to £42,000. |
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| | | The Talking Pharmacy podcast is back with its seasonal special! What should be consigned to Pharmacy's Room 101, predictions for 2023, community pharmacy's wishlist for Santa – plus lots more including special guests. |
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