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The Pharmacist delivers the latest political, financial and clinical news, analysis and expert opinions for community pharmacists as well as GP practice and PCN pharmacists. Follow us for the latest pharmaceutical news and updates: bit.ly/3PJfpE8

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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 32m
New podcast: The rise of online pharmacies and how to regulate them buff.ly/CBYKOCj #onlinepharmacy #onlinepharmacies #pharmacy #podcast #regulation #healthcare
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New podcast: The rise of online pharmacies and how to regulate them
The latest episode of The Pharmacist’s Podcast delves into concerns about fake online pharmacies and unregulated medicines.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 6h
🚨 Britain's longest-running medicine shortages extended into 2027 🚨 The extension of Britain’s longest running SSPs has sparked renewed calls for a taskforce to tackle chronic medicines shortages. Read it here 👇️ 🔗 buff.ly/EqyekR7 #shortage #meds #Creon #Estradot #HRT #SSP #DHSC
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Britain's longest-running medicine shortages extended into 2027
The extension of Britain's longest running SSPs has sparked renewed calls for a taskforce to tackle chronic medicines shortages.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hepatitis A cases found in two Newcastle primary schools 🏫 🚌 Two hepatitis A cases have been identified at primary schools in Newcastle, officials from the UKHSA have confirmed. Read it here 👇️ 🔗 buff.ly/KcnoG9C #hepatitis #HepA #Newcastle #infection #school #pharmacist
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Hepatitis A cases found in two Newcastle primary schools
Two hepatitis A cases have been identified at primary schools in Newcastle, officials from the UKHSA have confirmed.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Drug price concessions hit new record high buff.ly/8qXqVHc #priceconcessions #drugpricing #pharmacy #medicines #drugtariff
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Drug price concessions hit new record high
The number of medicine price concessions hit a new record high in September, the pharmacy negotiator has confirmed.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
National campaign championing respect for pharmacy staff begins buff.ly/MxLkEKB #healthcampaign #pharmacy #pharmacist #abuse #respect #respectpharmacists
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National campaign championing respect for pharmacy staff begins
A national campaign championing respect for pharmacists in the face of rising levels of abusive or threatening behaviour has launched today.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New podcast: The rise of online pharmacies and how to regulate them buff.ly/CBYKOCj #onlinepharmacy #onlinepharmacies #pharmacy #podcast #regulation #healthcare
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New podcast: The rise of online pharmacies and how to regulate them
The latest episode of The Pharmacist’s Podcast delves into concerns about fake online pharmacies and unregulated medicines.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Drug price concessions hit new record high buff.ly/8qXqVHc #priceconcessions #drugpricing #pharmacy #medicines #drugtariff
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Drug price concessions hit new record high
The number of medicine price concessions hit a new record high in September, the pharmacy negotiator has confirmed.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
National campaign championing respect for pharmacy staff begins buff.ly/MxLkEKB #healthcampaign #pharmacy #pharmacist #abuse #respect #respectpharmacists
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National campaign championing respect for pharmacy staff begins
A national campaign championing respect for pharmacists in the face of rising levels of abusive or threatening behaviour has launched today.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
New podcast: The rise of online pharmacies and how to regulate them buff.ly/CBYKOCj #onlinepharmacy #onlinepharmacies #pharmacy #podcast #regulation #healthcare
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New podcast: The rise of online pharmacies and how to regulate them
The latest episode of The Pharmacist’s Podcast delves into concerns about fake online pharmacies and unregulated medicines.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Royal College welcomes pharmacy technician career development consultation buff.ly/yhY9CYu #royalcollegeofpharmacy #RCPharm #pharmacy #pharmacytechnicians
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Royal College welcomes pharmacy technician career development consultation
The Royal College of Pharmacy has expressed support for proposals to develop a career development pathway for pharmacy technicians.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
GPhC ‘takes too long’ to resolve fitness to practice cases, review finds buff.ly/6u8r4DQ #GPhC #fitnesstopracitce #FtP #regulation #pharmacy #pharmacist
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GPhC ‘takes too long’ to resolve fitness to practice cases, review finds
A performance review has found the pharmacy regulator takes too long’ to resolve fitness to practice concerns for the eighth year in a row.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Funding uplift for Scottish pharmacies ‘lower than hoped’ buff.ly/Pu1jSIr #NHS #Scotland #pharmacy #communitypharmacy #primarycare
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Funding uplift for Scottish pharmacies ‘lower than hoped’
The £8.5 million contract uplift for community pharmacies in Scotland is ‘lower than many had hoped for’, sector leaders have said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
GPhC ‘takes too long’ to resolve fitness to practice cases, review finds buff.ly/6u8r4DQ #GPhC #fitnesstopracitce #FtP #regulation #pharmacy #pharmacist
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GPhC ‘takes too long’ to resolve fitness to practice cases, review finds
A performance review has found the pharmacy regulator takes too long’ to resolve fitness to practice concerns for the eighth year in a row.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Royal College welcomes pharmacy technician career development consultation buff.ly/yhY9CYu #royalcollegeofpharmacy #RCPharm #pharmacy #pharmacytechnicians
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Royal College welcomes pharmacy technician career development consultation
The Royal College of Pharmacy has expressed support for proposals to develop a career development pathway for pharmacy technicians.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Watchdog warns of potential flu vaccine supply delays buff.ly/NBDSb1x #flu #vaccine #vaccination #fluvaccine #Covid #Covidvaccine #pharmacy
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Watchdog warns of potential flu vaccine supply delays
England may face vaccine supply delays or more limited volumes of certain jabs this year, the health security watchdog has warned.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Funding uplift for Scottish pharmacies ‘lower than hoped’ buff.ly/Pu1jSIr #NHS #Scotland #pharmacy #communitypharmacy #primarycare
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Funding uplift for Scottish pharmacies ‘lower than hoped’
The £8.5 million contract uplift for community pharmacies in Scotland is ‘lower than many had hoped for’, sector leaders have said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Watchdog warns of potential flu vaccine supply delays buff.ly/NBDSb1x #flu #vaccine #vaccination #fluvaccine #Covid #Covidvaccine #pharmacy
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Watchdog warns of potential flu vaccine supply delays
England may face vaccine supply delays or more limited volumes of certain jabs this year, the health security watchdog has warned.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Spending watchdog considering UK-US pharma deal investigation buff.ly/U5jAkEQ #UK #US #pharma #America #pharmaceuticals #lifesciences #pharmacy
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Spending watchdog considering UK-US pharma deal investigation
The national spending watchdog is considering launching an investigation into the UK-US pharmaceutical deal, The Pharmacist can reveal.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Royal college sets out expectations for pharmacists delivering cosmetic procedures buff.ly/wuF0fJ8 #cosmeticsurgery #pharmacy #pharmacist #aesthetics #beauty #regulation
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Royal college sets out expectations for pharmacists delivering cosmetic procedures
Pharmacists need more than just procedure-specific training to carry out non-surgical cosmetic procedures, the RCPharm has said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Abortion drug could serve as effective emergency contraception, finds major review ✍️ Mifepristone, the abortion care drug, may be an effective and overlooked method for emergency contraception, finds Cochrane review. Read it here 👇️ 🔗 buff.ly/oUnQ7Ua #emergency #contraception #mifepristone
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Abortion drug could serve as effective emergency contraception, finds Cochrane review
Mifepristone, the abortion care drug, may be an effective and overlooked method for emergency contraception, finds a new Cochrane review.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pharmacy regulator received 66 whistleblowing disclosures last year buff.ly/KjwfmWg #pharmacy #regulation #GPhC #whistleblowing #pharmacist #healthcare #NHS
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Pharmacy regulator received 66 whistleblowing disclosures last year
The national pharmacy regulator received 66 whistleblowing disclosures during the last financial year, a new report has said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Spending watchdog considering UK-US pharma deal investigation buff.ly/U5jAkEQ #UK #US #pharma #America #pharmaceuticals #lifesciences #pharmacy
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Spending watchdog considering UK-US pharma deal investigation
The national spending watchdog is considering launching an investigation into the UK-US pharmaceutical deal, The Pharmacist can reveal.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pharmacy regulator received 66 whistleblowing disclosures last year buff.ly/KjwfmWg #pharmacy #regulation #GPhC #whistleblowing #pharmacist #healthcare #NHS
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Pharmacy regulator received 66 whistleblowing disclosures last year
The national pharmacy regulator received 66 whistleblowing disclosures during the last financial year, a new report has said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Interview: CEO of StablePharma on fridge-free vaccines buff.ly/9L8fFBN #vaccine #diphtheria #tetanus #pharmacy #vaccination #pharmacist #primarycare
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Interview: CEO of StablePharma on fridge-free vaccines
Emily Warner spoke to Stablepharma chief executive Ozgur Tuncer about the implications of fridge-free vaccine technology worldwide.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Skin lightening treatments and their risks: what pharmacists need to know Read it here 👇️ 🔗 buff.ly/gn89LkV #skin #lightening #bleaching #dermatology #pharmacy
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Skin lightening treatments and their risks: what pharmacists need to know
Despite its controversial nature, people turn to skin lightening – or skin bleaching – practices for a wide variety of reasons. While...
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Royal college sets out expectations for pharmacists delivering cosmetic procedures buff.ly/wuF0fJ8 #cosmeticsurgery #pharmacy #pharmacist #aesthetics #beauty #regulation
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Royal college sets out expectations for pharmacists delivering cosmetic procedures
Pharmacists need more than just procedure-specific training to carry out non-surgical cosmetic procedures, the RCPharm has said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Interview: CEO of StablePharma on fridge-free vaccines buff.ly/9L8fFBN #vaccine #diphtheria #tetanus #pharmacy #vaccination #pharmacist #primarycare
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Interview: CEO of StablePharma on fridge-free vaccines
Emily Warner spoke to Stablepharma chief executive Ozgur Tuncer about the implications of fridge-free vaccine technology worldwide.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exclusive: Pharmacies deliver more than 10.5 million blood pressure checks buff.ly/XLuDjB0 #bloodpressure #bloodpressurechecks #hypertension #pharmacy #pharmacist
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Exclusive: Pharmacies deliver more than 10.5 million blood pressure checks
A successful blood pressure monitoring service that has delivered more than 10.5 million checks is now ‘worthless’ to pharmacies, sector leaders have said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Pharmacist reporter scoops prestigious journalism award buff.ly/RZNSPSF #MJAawards #MJA #award #newcomer #journalism #pharmacy #weightloss #health #primarycare
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The Pharmacist reporter scoops prestigious journalism award
The Pharmacist’s reporter has scooped a journalism award for her investigation into the commissioning of weight-loss drugs on the NHS.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Exclusive: Pharmacies deliver more than 10.5 million blood pressure checks buff.ly/XLuDjB0 #bloodpressure #bloodpressurechecks #hypertension #pharmacy #pharmacist
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Exclusive: Pharmacies deliver more than 10.5 million blood pressure checks
A successful blood pressure monitoring service that has delivered more than 10.5 million checks is now ‘worthless’ to pharmacies, sector leaders have said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pharmacy across the nations on World Pharmacists Day buff.ly/J0VaMHN #WorldPharmacistsDay #PharmacistsDay #pharmacy #pharmacists #primarycare
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Pharmacy across the nations on World Pharmacists Day
World Pharmacist’s Day is an annual awareness day led by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Quarter of disallowed items were prescribed by dentists and nurses prescribers buff.ly/fhQ4mbR #pharmacy #medicines #prescribing #CPE #NHSBSA #nurses #dentists
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Quarter of disallowed items were prescribed by dentists and nurses prescribers
Nearly a quarter of disallowed items dispensed by community pharmacies were prescribed by dentists and nurses, new figures have shown.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pharmacy sector must demonstrate its value to new Burnham government buff.ly/2vPRP42 #CPE #pharmacy #Burnham #government #generalpractice #primarycare
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Pharmacy sector must demonstrate its value to new Burnham government
The pharmacy sector must prove its value in order to make a case for more sustainable funding to the new government, a leader has said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Exclusive: Pharmacies deliver more than 10.5 million blood pressure checks buff.ly/XLuDjB0 #bloodpressure #bloodpressurechecks #hypertension #pharmacy #pharmacist
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Exclusive: Pharmacies deliver more than 10.5 million blood pressure checks
A successful blood pressure monitoring service that has delivered more than 10.5 million checks is now ‘worthless’ to pharmacies, sector leaders have said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pharmacy across the nations on World Pharmacists Day buff.ly/J0VaMHN #WorldPharmacistsDay #PharmacistsDay #pharmacy #pharmacists #primarycare
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Pharmacy across the nations on World Pharmacists Day
World Pharmacist’s Day is an annual awareness day led by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New neighbourhood health proposals risk 'excluding' community pharmacy buff.ly/IzxDyh0 #RCPharm #pharmacy #primarycare #neighbourhoodhealth #neighbourhoods
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New neighbourhood health proposals risk 'excluding' community pharmacy
Proposed new neighbourhood health contract models are too centred on general practice and NHS providers, pharmacy leaders have warned.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Pharmacist reporter scoops prestigious journalism award buff.ly/RZNSPSF #MJAawards #MJA #award #newcomer #journalism #pharmacy #weightloss #health #primarycare
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The Pharmacist reporter scoops prestigious journalism award
The Pharmacist’s reporter has scooped a journalism award for her investigation into the commissioning of weight-loss drugs on the NHS.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Novo partners with Anthropic to advance AI software development buff.ly/HoZZrTH #AI #artificialintelligence #Novo #Anthropic #medicines #pharmacy #pharma
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Novo partners with Anthropic to advance AI software development
Pharmaceutical giant Novo has partnered with AI company Anthropic to accelerate the development of new medicines and AI software.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New neighbourhood health proposals risk 'excluding' community pharmacy buff.ly/IzxDyh0 #RCPharm #pharmacy #primarycare #neighbourhoodhealth #neighbourhoods
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New neighbourhood health proposals risk 'excluding' community pharmacy
Proposed new neighbourhood health contract models are too centred on general practice and NHS providers, pharmacy leaders have warned.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Pharmacy sector must demonstrate its value to new Burnham government buff.ly/2vPRP42 #CPE #pharmacy #Burnham #government #generalpractice #primarycare
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Pharmacy sector must demonstrate its value to new Burnham government
The pharmacy sector must prove its value in order to make a case for more sustainable funding to the new government, a leader has said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Patient safety fears spark call for review of propranolol information buff.ly/isdlY9s #RCPharm #pharmacy #RCP #medicines #health #patientsafety #propranolol
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Patient safety fears spark call for review of propranolol information
Patient concerns over propranolol have prompted calls for a review of the medicine’s safety information around overdose and suicide risk.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Community pharmacy workforce survey open buff.ly/q7aloty #workforce #communitypharmacy #pharmacy #survey #NHS #CPE
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Community pharmacy workforce survey open
The community pharmacy workforce survey for 2026 is now available to complete, the pharmacy negotiator has said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Novo partners with Anthropic to advance AI software development buff.ly/HoZZrTH #AI #artificialintelligence #Novo #Anthropic #medicines #pharmacy #pharma
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Novo partners with Anthropic to advance AI software development
Pharmaceutical giant Novo has partnered with AI company Anthropic to accelerate the development of new medicines and AI software.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Government sets out legal framework for pharmacist prescribing buff.ly/hwNeSeD #prescribing #independentprescribing #pharmacy #NHS #primarycare #IP
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Government sets out legal framework for pharmacist prescribing
Regulatory changes have clarified the legal framework in which independent prescribers (IPs) will work as part of NHS services.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Union ‘ready’ to support pharmacists impacted by NHS Scotland restructure buff.ly/bf2hIbI #NHSScotland #Scotland #pharmacy #primarycare #PDA #healthboard
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Union ‘ready’ to support pharmacists impacted by NHS Scotland restructure
A trade union has said it will represent pharmacists in Scotland impacted by the proposed restructure of NHS Scotland’s health boards.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Government sets out legal framework for pharmacist prescribing buff.ly/hwNeSeD #prescribing #independentprescribing #pharmacy #NHS #primarycare #IP
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Government sets out legal framework for pharmacist prescribing
Regulatory changes have clarified the legal framework in which independent prescribers (IPs) will work as part of NHS services.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Community pharmacy workforce survey open buff.ly/q7aloty #workforce #communitypharmacy #pharmacy #survey #NHS #CPE
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Community pharmacy workforce survey open
The community pharmacy workforce survey for 2026 is now available to complete, the pharmacy negotiator has said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Union ‘ready’ to support pharmacists impacted by NHS Scotland restructure buff.ly/bf2hIbI #NHSScotland #Scotland #pharmacy #primarycare #PDA #healthboard
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Union ‘ready’ to support pharmacists impacted by NHS Scotland restructure
A trade union has said it will represent pharmacists in Scotland impacted by the proposed restructure of NHS Scotland’s health boards.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Prescribing requires national baseline to avoid ‘inconsistent patient access’, leaders say buff.ly/sTNnTiX #prescribing #pharmacy #healthcare #primarycare #IP #NPA
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Prescribing requires national baseline to avoid ‘inconsistent patient access’, leaders say
IP needs a national minimum baseline offer to avoid patients facing a ‘postcode lottery’ on access, pharmacy leaders have said.
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The Pharmacist @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Royal college updates guide for chief pharmacists buff.ly/oakiAaR #royalcollege #chiefpharmacist #pharmacy #primarycare #healthcare
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Royal college updates guide for chief pharmacists
The Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm) has updated its guide for chief pharmacists and senior pharmacy leaders.
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