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RPS awards Honorary Fellowship to Professor Tony Avery OBE

RPS awards Honorary Fellowship to Prof Tony Avery, who has worked recently on the development of the RPS/RCGP Repeat Prescribing Toolkit.

29 Apr 2025

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Breaking: NPA elects new chair and first female vice-chair

Olivier Picard and Sukhi Basra become the National Pharmacy Associations' chair and vice-chair respectively.

29 Apr 2025

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Labour's pharmacist MPs should have supported sector tax relief, says former minister

Former Tory pharmacy minister Steve Brine speaks out after national insurance vote.

29 Apr 2025

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Patient harm a ‘ticking time bomb,’ warns owner of peninsula’s only pharmacy

Faisel Baig, who owns St Mawes Pharmacy on the Roseland peninsula, said patients face a 20-mile drive to the nearest pharmacy in Truro to get their medication.

28 Apr 2025

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Pharmacist who forged prescriptions and falsified patient records struck off

Stephen James Fleck created 16 handwritten prescriptions by forging a doctor’s signature and falsified patient records to generate 43 prescription requests.

23 Apr 2025

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Elderly man bailed after allegedly entering Day Lewis pharmacy with gun

An 83-year-old man was detained by armed police officers after allegedly entering the pharmacy in Wootton Bridge with the weapon.

14 Apr 2025

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Pharmacy First consultation in Scotland helped diagnose leukaemia in patient

Independent prescriber Victoria Lang noticed the patient was unwell and became more concerned after going through their medical history.

14 Apr 2025

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I put £2,000-£3,000 in a month to help keep pharmacy going, says pharmacist

Mihai Tudor Ionescu at Avonmouth Pharmacy in Bristol said they were unable to give staff a pay rise for the first time in 14 years.

09 Apr 2025

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Pharmacy alumnus to chair Board of Governors at University of Sunderland

Former pharmacy student Mark Burdon to become chair of Board of Governors at University of Sunderland

08 Apr 2025

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‘The new contract still leaves me in the red – CPE should have fought harder’

Surrey contractor works out he will still be in the red after funding boost

01 Apr 2025

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National Pharmacy Association appoints new chief executive

The director of external affairs at Asthma + Lung UK Henry Gregg will start as NPA chief executive on May 27.

28 Mar 2025

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Two new members elected to National Pharmacy Association board

Mike Hewitson returns to the board to represent England members with fewer than five branches nearly seven years after resigning from it.

25 Mar 2025

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UK’s first ambulance pharmacy technician on verge of registration

Mahrukh Jaffar started her apprenticeship with the London Ambulance Service two years ago having worked part-time in a pharmacy.

24 Mar 2025

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Man who threatened pharmacy staff in Bristol with knife jailed

Daniel Bennett, 41, of Wedmore Vale, Bedminster, threatened pharmacy staff in Bristol with a knife before making off with prescription medicine.

17 Mar 2025

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New leaders appointed at MHRA and NHSE

Lawrence Tallon takes over from June Raine at MHRA; Dr Penny Dash is new chair of NHS England.

04 Mar 2025

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Pharmacist convicted of possessing indecent images of children struck off

Patrick Colm Hassan pleaded guilty to making an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child and possessing an extreme pornographic image.

27 Feb 2025

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