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The GPhC and other healthcare regulators should be given powers to set their “day-to-day practice” without seeking parliament or Privy Council approval first, the DH has said.
At present, “in many cases”, regulators need to seek legislative changes to update their practices, the Department of Health and Social Care (DH) said in a consultation document yesterday (March 24).
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Margaret Billings sustained fatal injuries when she was caught between a moving boat and a riverbank during a day out “with family and friends”, an inquest has found.
C+D rounds up some of the immediate pharmacy reaction to news that NHS England will be abolished, with more control moving back to the government and local leaders…
Wes Streeting has revealed that the DH is “immediately” working to scrap NHS England (NHSE) and put a new “transformation team” in place – adding that it is in the “very final stages” of concluding a new pharmacy contract deal.
A pharmacist has been issued a warning after accessing a patient’s contact details from medical records and sending them an “unsolicited” message on social media.
A group of 45 cross-party MPs have signed a letter to Wes Streeting calling for “an urgent review into ongoing medication shortages”, saying that if action is not taken, the crisis will “worsen”.
