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More than 48,000 pharmacy opening hours were lost to temporary closures in England in 2023 – equivalent to around 5,800 working days – and more than 400 pharmacies closed permanently, new research from Healthwatch England has found. The Pharmacy closures in England briefing, published today (26th September), calls for greater support for pharmacy teams to [...]

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Pharmacy press  As today marks World Pharmacists Day, an annual awareness day led by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) – we, at Community Pharmacy England, are celebrating the crucial role pharmacists play in improving access to healthcare, ensuring the responsible use of medicines and so much more. This year’s theme, ‘Pharmacists: Meeting Global Health Needs,’ highlights [...]

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On 28th August 2024, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published its response to the targeted consultation: ‘Medical Devices in Primary Care: Proposals for updating Part IX of the Drug Tariff‘. Part IX of the The Drug Tariff contains the appliances and chemical reagents, which can be prescribed by prescribing practitioners in primary care operating under NHS General Medical [...]

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On 28th August 2024, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published its response to the targeted consultation: ‘Medical Devices in Primary Care: Proposals for updating Part IX of the Drug Tariff‘. Part IX of the The Drug Tariff contains the appliances and chemical reagents, which can be prescribed by prescribing practitioners in primary care operating under NHS General Medical [...]

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An evaluation of oral anticoagulant safety indicators by community pharmacies in England has been published in the pharmacy MDPI journal. As part of the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) in 2021/22 and 2023/24 community pharmacy teams participated in two audits to understand the impact pharmacy teams have on improving anticoagulant safety. Approximately 11,000 community pharmacy teams [...]

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