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Dr June Raine has been appointed as the MHRA new Chief Executive, having been the interim CEO since 2019.
There had been occasions when this nurse had been prescribed too much medication & also periods when she had requested repeat prescriptions early.
Further concerns are emerging about the £500 pandemic ‘thank you’ payment promised to health and care staff by Nicola Sturgeon.
The GMC has published updated guidance on prescribing, to support doctors who are increasingly seeing patients via remote and virtual consultations.
Company representatives at Morrisons confirmed that ‘eligible Morrisons colleagues’ will indeed receive the £500 thank you payment from the Scottish Government.
MSPs have said that the current delivery methods & models in Scottish primary care are ‘financially unsustainable’ & ‘have not kept pace with modern living’.
A toolkit for medicines reconciliation is the latest resource produced by FIP to support pharmacists in improving patient safety.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is examining its fellowship processes. They have stated that this is to ensure the process is ‘fair and equitable’.
The national media are reporting that McKesson UK has a plan to dispose of their c.1,500 branch community pharmacy business.
The MHRA has today warned the public about medicines and other medical products being sold online claiming to treat or prevent COVID-19.
