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The RPS is urging pharmacists working in primary care networks (PCNs) to have a greater focus on the delivery of structured medication reviews (SMRs) amid concerns they are being “missed or de-prioritised”.
The PCN pharmacy workforce is “moving away from” structured medication review (SMR) delivery despite “strong evidence” of their clinical and economic impact, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) warned in a policy statement last month (July 23).
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0Retail trade union Usdaw has revealed that Tesco workers, including pharmacy staff directly employed by the supermarket, will see a 5.2% increase in hourly pay from this month.
1MP and pharmacist Sadik Al-Hassan has said the promised community pharmacy prescribing service is “deliverable” but not ready yet.
3The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced that it is advising its 6,000 member pharmacies to limit services and reduce opening hours in protest against “unsustainable” funding.
A coroner has warned of the “potential dangers” of a trio of drugs, after a patient died who had been on them for four years “without concern”.
Commissioners are looking for 66 pharmacies in the Midlands to offer a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and pertussis vaccination service.
