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The majority of pharmacy workers from a black or minority ethnic (BAME) background have experienced racial abuse from patients in the past six months, a C+D survey has revealed.
C+D's second annual racism in pharmacy survey – which ran from June 21 to July 6 and featured responses from 215 pharmacy professionals – found that 63% overall have suffered racial abuse at least once from patients in the past six months.
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a new digital campaign led by mascot ‘Andi Biotic’ to tackle misconceptions about antibiotics and the “threat of antibiotic resistance”.
Chair of the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) Nick Kaye has said that he “definitely wouldn't be thinking about a U-turn” on collective action, amid “real anger” over a lack of April cash.
The pharmacy hypertension service specification is set to be updated to exclude patients who request “frequent measurement of their blood pressure”.
A health and social care think tank has revealed that the “elevated and troubling level” of medicine shortages in the UK can be blamed on Brexit.
A Westminster think tank has said that the government’s proposed Neighbourhood Health Service, which plans to scale up general practice, could put community pharmacies at risk of being “deprioritised”.
