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New LFD Advanced service launches next month

Today at The Pharmacy Show, a new Advanced service to supply eligible patients with COVID-19 Lateral Flow Device (LFD) test kits has been announced. The service, which is funded outside of the CPCF global sum, will allow eligible patients who have risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19 to obtain LFD test kits from participating [...]

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By |October 16th, 2023|Lexpos News|Comments Off on New LFD Advanced service launches next month

Get ready for the 2023 Workforce Survey

The 2023 Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey will launch later this month and, as was the case last year, all pharmacy owners will need to submit data to support workforce planning for the sector. The survey will be open for a period of eight weeks. The survey will be conducted by North of England Commissioning Support [...]

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By |October 5th, 2023|hee, Lexpos News, Workforce, Workforce survey|Comments Off on Get ready for the 2023 Workforce Survey

Stocking COVID-19 antivirals

NHS England has asked us to remind pharmacy owners that they can order the following COVID-19 antivirals free of charge from Alliance Healthcare: Molnupiravir 200mg capsules (Lagevrio 200mg capsules) Nirmatrelvir 150mg tablets and Ritonavir 100mg tablets (Paxlovid 150mg/100mg tablets) They recommend pharmacies keep one or two courses in stock, depending on usual demand, to dispense against [...]

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By |September 29th, 2023|Lexpos News|Comments Off on Stocking COVID-19 antivirals

Reminder: Claims for Foundation trainee pharmacist grant start this week

As previously reported, NHS England and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) are putting in place a new procedure for payment of the Foundation trainee pharmacist grant (formerly the pre-registration training grant), which removes the previous need for pharmacy owners to submit a claim to their regional NHS England team, who would then process the [...]

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By |September 11th, 2023|hee, Lexpos News, Workforce|Comments Off on Reminder: Claims for Foundation trainee pharmacist grant start this week

Implementing Pharmacogenetics in the NHS: help design the optimal service

Clinical academics have developed a short online survey to investigate healthcare professional’s preferences for the development of a pharmacogenetic service in the UK, as part of the NHS PROGRESS trial. The research team is asking community pharmacists to take part in this study, by completing the survey. The survey introduces the concept of pharmacogenetics and [...]

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By |September 8th, 2023|Lexpos News, Pharmacogenetics|Comments Off on Implementing Pharmacogenetics in the NHS: help design the optimal service