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The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has received its highest ever number of new fitness-to-practise concerns, mostly about “unanticipated pharmacy closures” and delays in medicine dispensing.
The concerns received by the regulator – which also include lack of stock in pharmacies – “could reflect the significant pressures being faced by community pharmacy”, the GPhC wrote in council papers released this week (November 7).
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0Margaret 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.
2C+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…
3Wes 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”.
