The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has announced the date of the pre-registration assessment.
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£4.5 million additional pandemic support for Scottish pharmacies
The Scottish Government has agreed with Community Pharmacy Scotland to make an additional financial support.
Scottish contractors to be paid £12.58 per Covid-19 vaccine dose
Interim Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for Scotland Alison Strath has written to stakeholders to set out the agreed fees for community pharmacy contractors participation in the COVID-19 vaccination programme. The Scottish Government has agreed with Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) that payments should be made for participation in the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme on ‘Item of […]
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.
UK pharmacy news
New bullying review needed after ‘damning’ reports
One of the whistle-blowers who began the process exposing a bullying crisis at NHS Highland has said the organisation still has more to do in Argyll & Bute.
At-risk groups to receive free winter supply of vitamin D
2.7 million vulnerable individuals in England to be offered free winter supply of vitamin D by the government.
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.
Featured Pharmacy News
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.
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.
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CPD Challenges
💊 CPD Challenge: Prescribing and dispensing clozapine 💊
This CPD challenge explores your knowledge of some of the aspects of prescribing and dispensing clozapine.
💊 CPD Challenge: Oral anticoagulants – Dabigatran 💊
This CPD challenge explores your knowledge of the oral anticoagulant dabigatran. Hopefully, this CPD challenge you reflect on, and identify areas for CPD.
💊 CPD Challenge: Oral anticoagulants – Rivaroxaban 💊
This CPD challenge explores your knowledge of the oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban. Hopefully, this CPD challenge you reflect on, and identify areas for CPD.
