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April 29, 2015
GPhC survey on patient-centred professionalism
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has launched a national conversation to help guide the organisation’s future regulatory work and form the basis of a review of its standards of conduct,… More
April 17, 2015
Campaign encourages effective use of health services
A new version of the Right Route: Right Care campaign has been launched in a bid to promote awareness around when health concerns can be addressed in community pharmacy rather than A&E. The… More
April 9, 2015
Rise in number of annual prescriptions
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published data showing that 1.1 billion prescription items were dispensed in England in 2014, an increase of three per cent on 2013. The Net Ingredient… More
March 27, 2015
NPA joins forces with IPF
The National Pharmacy Association and the Independent Pharmacy Federation are to join forces, it has been announced, with a long-term plan of ’embedding the legacy’ of the IPF within the… More
March 17, 2015
Training key in product recommendations, says SMART Survey
The SMART Survey on OTC Medicines Training has revealed that one of the most important factors in product recommendation is training. The results of the survey were presented by Richard Thomas, editor… More
March 17, 2015
Call to position pharmacists in GP surgeries
Healthcare experts have said that pharmacists should see patients in general practice to help ease pressure on GPs. The new proposals outlined by the Royal College of General Practice (RCGP) and the… More