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Teenage pregnancy has long been a marker of health inequality in England. The provision of locally commissioned sexual health services, including those provided by community pharmacies, has been part of local authority efforts to tackle local health inequalities and improve outcomes. A report from the Local Government Association (LGA)  highlights how local government working with [...]

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The NHSmail programme is being rebranded to NHS.net Connect. This change, announced previously, introduces a refreshed look and new features. Your existing NHS.net email address, login details, and helpdesk support will remain the same. Some NHS.net users will soon see a refreshed homepage and improved features designed to make communication across the NHS easier. The [...]

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NHS-approved pharmacy clinical services IT systems have the functionality to receive referrals from other NHS providers, such as general practices. In many cases, these referrals are sent from the referrer’s IT system to the pharmacy system using IT functionality defined by the NHS Booking and Referral IT Standard (BaRS). What’s changed? The GP IT system, [...]

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Scan-to-shelf survey Pharmacy owners and team members are encouraged to complete a short NHS England survey to support the development of scan-to-shelf processes and NHS App medicine readiness notifications. This follows on from our previous update about the topic. Feedback from this survey will help the NHS Digital Medicines team, Community Pharmacy England and the [...]

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A new name and look are coming to NHSmail – here’s what it means for pharmacy teams. The NHSmail programme is being rebranded to NHS.net Connect. This change introduces a refreshed look and some new features, but if you use it, your existing NHS.net email address, login details and helpdesk support will stay the same. [...]

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