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The GPhC policy and standards team has shared key information and tips for C+D readers preparing for Revalidation in 2025... what to include - and what to avoid!
A new report has called for weight loss drugs to be rolled out to more patients via national NHS contracts with “a handful of private providers”. Cos Potter joined C+D as its news editor in December ...
Multiple claims around weight loss drugs have been raised with the pharmacy insurer amid a “changing” insurance claims landscape, the NPA has warned. Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in ...
Molly Bowcott joined C+D as a digital reporter in October 2024 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She previously worked as a news reporter at the U.S. Sun, ...
CPE director Alastair Buxton has revealed what new services may be commissioned as pharmacy trainees graduate with independent prescribing (IP) qualifications. Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital ...
A YouGov poll has found that community pharmacies were easier to access last winter than GP practices, which patients were 640% more likely to find “difficult to access”.
Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, ...
James Bond – nerveless assassin and general saver of the world – has lots in common with your average community pharmacist. And not just an enduring sense of humour in the face of extreme pressure ...
The IPA has called for “greater government backing and investment” in independent community pharmacies at a parliamentary event this week. Molly Bowcott joined C+D as a digital reporter in October ...
Pickfords Pharmacy has revealed that it will enter into liquidation once all assets within the company have been sold. Molly Bowcott joined C+D as a digital reporter in October 2024 after graduating ...
While the incoming 10-year health plan may be “pretty radical”, the scrapping of NHS England (NHSE) may “delay progress at a local level”, CPE director Alastair Buxton has said. Kate Bowie joined C+D ...
The sponsor of the assisted dying bill has tabled an amendment that would ensure pharmacists and pharmacy technicians have “no obligation to provide assistance” in the process. Molly Bowcott joined ...