Yearly Archives: 2024

Pharmacy owners and their teams can now watch an on-demand recording of Community Pharmacy England’s webinar on the re-launch of the Hypertension Case-Finding Service. Held last week, over 400 people tuned in to watch our Hypertension Case-Finding Service webinar. The latest in our series of webinars* aimed at assisting the pharmacy sector in preparing for [...]

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A community pharmacy in Farnborough has participated in a proof of concept evaluation that aimed to test if detection of heart valve disease (HVD) using digital auscultation by a community pharmacist could be an effective entry point to the HVD pathway towards diagnosis and treatment. The service evaluation, which was developed in Farnborough Primary Care [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has joined other pharmacy bodies to endorse a new report that is encouraging Integrated Care Boards to increase proactive detection of heart valve disease (HVD) with the help of community pharmacy. The report highlights a proof of concept evaluation that aimed to test if detection of HVD using digital auscultation by a [...]

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The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer (CPhO) for England have issued a letter to pharmacy professionals thanking them for providing vital health services and person-centred care at a time when pharmacies and pharmacy staff are working under significant pressure. GPhC Chief Executive Duncan Rudkin and CPhO David Webb indicate that they recognise the impact on pharmacy [...]

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Community pharmacy owners are being asked to share their views on preparations for Pharmacy First, ahead of the next full Community Pharmacy England Committee meeting at the end of January. This committee meeting comes at a pivotal moment as the new national Pharmacy First service is due to launch against a backdrop of consolidations and [...]

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