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Pharmacy teams in over 300 Boots pharmacies will wear body cameras while on shift as part of the multiple's bid “to reduce incidents of violence and aggression”.
After an initial pilot that involved 83 branches across the UK, Boots is now in the process of rolling out body-worn cameras to a further 225 pharmacies, it announced last week (August 26).
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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.
Boots has issued a recall for 120,000 packs of its own brand paracetamol due to “incorrect packaging” and called on customers to return the product for a “full refund”.
Asda has launched the “UK’s first” adult earache service at over 220 of its pharmacies in England to “[reduce] the burden on NHS services”, with same day appointments available and priced at £25.
