Interim Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for Scotland Alison Strath has written to stakeholders to set out the agreed fees for community pharmacy contractors participation in […]
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Echo users can now click & collect from LloydsPharmacy branches
Echo users can now choose to have their medicine delivered for free or to collect items from over 1,000 LloydsPharmacy branches across England.
Essential Pharma commit to maintain Priadel supply
The Competitions and Market Authority (CMA) is consulting on proposed commitments from Essential Pharma
Health Boards will lead Scottish Covid-19 vaccination effort
The covid-19 vaccination programme in Scotland is to be led by health boards, rather than GPs, in a departure from the approach being taken in England.
UK pharmacy news
RCGP calls for suspension of GP appraisal during Covid-19
The Royal College of GPs governing Council has passed a motion to call for a suspension of GP appraisal for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic.
NHS to pilot potentially blood test that detects over 50 cancers
An innovative blood test that may spot more than 50 types of cancer will be piloted by the NHS in a world-leading programme.
Flu vaccine uptake in over 65’s on track to be record breaking
Three-quarters (75%) of those aged 65 and over in England received the free vaccine so far this year – up from 72.4% at the end of the last flu season.
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Scottish vaccine priority groups revealed for December
The priority groups who will be top of the list for the first covid-19 vaccines in Scotland at the start of December.
£16 million to introduce digital prescribing in hospitals
Sixteen hospitals across England will receive a share of nearly £16 million to introduce electronic prescriptions.
Scottish community pharmacy and optometry collaboration
A nationally agreed two-way pathway between community pharmacies and optometrists programme has been announced.
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