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Hypertension pilot demonstrated pharmacy management of long-term conditions

A case-finding to medicines optimisation approach for pharmacy diagnosis and treatment of hypertension demonstrates that long-term conditions can be managed in community pharmacies safely and ...
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All health boards told to include a member of their pharmacy team in ATMP planning

All health boards in Wales have been told to nominate a senior member of their pharmacy team to be responsible for advanced ...
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Regulator fails timely fitness-to-practise standard for eighth year running

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has failed to meet the Professional Standards Authority’s (PSA) standard on the ...
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Community pharmacies receive ‘fairer’ funding in annual settlement

Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) has agreed a funding uplift with the Scottish government for 2026/2027, the negotiator has said. In an announcement published on 25 September 2026, CPS said that the ...
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Negotiator says there is ‘very little evidence’ of pharmacy involvement in neighbourhood health plans

Only a few community pharmacies in England have been involved in the planning of new neighbourhood health services, Janet ...
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Community pharmacist prescribing service planned for October 2026 start

The prescribing extensions to Pharmacy First in England are planned to start in October 2026, Janet Morrison, chief executive of Community Pharmacy England (CPE), has said. Speaking at a Westminster ...
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Are electronic prescribing systems as safe as we think?

Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) systems are embedded across NHS hospitals and are viewed as a major advance in patient ...