Monthly Archives: December 2023

Pharmacy owners have less than a week left to complete the 2023 workforce survey, which is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. The NHS Business Services Authority sent an email to pharmacy owners containing a link to the survey on 23rd October 2023; the survey can also be accessed via the following link: Access [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Estradot® 100mcg patches are now available to meet normal demand. As a result the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP), SSP057 Estradot® 100mcg patches at 23.59pm on Friday 8 December 2023. After this date, any prescriptions for Estradot® 100mcg patches must be dispensed in accordance [...]

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National Patient Safety Alert: Potential contamination of some carbomer-containing lubricating eye products with Burkholderia cenocepacia – measures to reduce patient risk National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2023/01 Date issued: 7th December 2023 Brief description of the problem UKHSA is investigating an outbreak of Burkholderia cenocepacia involving individuals across the UK. This is an emerging [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has opened a consultation on proposals to update legislation around the supervision of activities by a pharmacist in a pharmacy. The consultation sets out proposals to amend the Medicines Act 1968 and The Human Medicines Regulations 2012, which would allow: pharmacists to authorise (not directly supervise) pharmacy technicians to carry out, or supervise [...]

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Community Pharmacy England Chief Executive Janet Morrison met with the new Pharmacy Minister, Dame Andrea Leadsom MP, this week. Dame Andrea is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State responsible for Primary Care at the Department of Health. Janet talked to the Minister about a range of critical topics including: Pharmacy First: including the sector’s enthusiasm for this [...]

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