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The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has published a ten-year vision for the future of pharmacy professional practice in England. The vision, which was co-produced by The King’s Fund, explores how pharmacy teams in all care settings can support improved care for patients and help to address the many health challenges facing the country. It calls for [...]

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Community pharmacy contractors are reminded that the deadline to complete the initial consultation survey on the vision for community pharmacy is this Friday (9th December) at 11.59pm. This open consultation is the first opportunity for individuals and organisations to share their thoughts on the future direction for community pharmacy with Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund, as [...]

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Government suggestions to draft pharmacies in to help out during NHS strikes this winter are “categorically impossible” without extra funding, a PSNC Committee Member has warned. The Sunday Telegraph reported that community pharmacy teams could be drafted in to help the NHS to cope when other healthcare workers take industrial action. But while pharmacy has the skills and [...]

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More than half of people (52%) do not feel confident in treating backache and over a quarter of people (27%) would go to their GP or A&E for conditions that they could treat themselves at home, a survey on self-care attitudes has revealed. PAGB, the consumer healthcare association, surveyed over 2,000 adults across the UK about [...]

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On Tuesday 15th November, PSNC will be hosting a Parliamentary drop-in event for MPs. The event will last for roughly two hours, during which MPs will have the opportunity to drop-in and have their blood pressure measured by a fully qualified pharmacist. This event will be a great opportunity to talk to MPs from across [...]

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