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• Day Lewis Pharmacy: Pharmacist/ Pharmacy Coordinator

  30-06-2020 16:17 via chemistanddruggistjobs.co.uk
  
  Competitive:Day Lewis Pharmacy:
  Pharmacist/ Pharmacy Coordinator Croydon Full time Health counter Ltd is a dynamic high growth online pharmacy supported by one of the largest inde...
  Croydon (London Borough), London (Greater)
  
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• Leven's Pharmacy: Support Pharmacist

  29-06-2020 18:04 via chemistanddruggistjobs.co.uk
  Competitive:Leven's Pharmacy:
  You will be working full time alongside a Pharmacy Manager in this busy independent GP owned pharmacy in Leven village, East Yorkshire.
  Leven, Beverley
  
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• Emergency contraception sales fall by more than 50% as pandemic causes 'disruption' to sexual health services

  29-06-2020 17:28 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Sales of the morning after pill dropped by more than 50% between March 2020 and April 2020, according to retail data provider IRI.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on BAME populations not explained by cardiometabolic factors, vitamin D or deprivation, researchers find

  29-06-2020 16:38 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Variations in cardiometabolic factors, vitamin D levels and socioeconomic or behavioural factors do not adequately explain why COVID-19 disproportionately affects black, Asian and minority ethnic populations.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Inflammatory bowel disease may be linked to increased risk of dementia

  29-06-2020 14:11 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  People with inflammatory bowel disease have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia later in life, a study in Gut has suggested.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Family of pharmacist who died from COVID-19 to bring legal claim against government

  26-06-2020 17:27 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  The son of Navin Shantilal Talati, a pharmacist who died from COVID-19, is bringing a legal case against the government for alleged failures in its handling of the pandemic.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Charity in talks with government to develop code word for pharmacies to act as refuges

  26-06-2020 14:45 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  The charity behind a scheme that saw community pharmacies used as “safe spaces” for people experiencing domestic abuse is in talks with the government about creating a code word that will alert pharmacy staff to a customer that needs help.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• More than two-thirds of BAME pharmacists yet to receive COVID-19 risk assessments, survey reveals

  25-06-2020 15:40 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  More than two-thirds of black, Asian and minority ethnic pharmacists say they have still not been offered COVID-19 risk assessments almost two months after NHS England said employers should risk assess all staff.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Government to consult pharmacies on plans to ask patients in Wales to phone before attending A&E

  25-06-2020 15:15 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Community pharmacy in Wales will be consulted by the government over plans to ask patients to “phone first” before attending A&E in an effort to curb demand during winter 2020/2021.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Rowlands Pharmacy: Pharmacist - Caernarfon

  25-06-2020 14:42 via chemistanddruggistjobs.co.uk
  
  Competitive:Rowlands Pharmacy:
  Are you an innovative Pharmacist looking for the opportunity to build an award winning healthcare team? Rowlands Pharmacy are looking for an experi...
  LL55 1AB, Caernarfon
  
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• Government begins recruiting volunteers to evaluate finger-prick COVID-19 antibody tests

  24-06-2020 17:07 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  The UK government has begun recruiting volunteers to evaluate COVID-19 antibody tests that use finger-prick blood, after community pharmacies were advised to stop providing such tests.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Restrictions on Epidyolex prescribing reduced, as it is rescheduled

  24-06-2020 17:02 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  The cannabis-based medicine Epidyolex will be easier to prescribe and dispense, following its move from Schedule 2 to Schedule 5 under the Misuse of Drugs Act, Gino Martini, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has said.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Abell chemist: Pre-Reg Training 2020 - 2021

  24-06-2020 15:01 via chemistanddruggistjobs.co.uk
  
  £18,000.00 to £22,000.00 /year:Abell chemist:
  We are looking for an enthusiastic Pre-Registration Pharmacist for 2020 - 2021, preferably with experience in Community Pharmacy.
  Bushey, Hertfordshire
  
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• Unsafe methotrexate prescribing remains common in England, study finds

  23-06-2020 17:23 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Unsafe methotrexate prescribing has gradually reduced but is still common, with substantial variation between general practices in England, a study in the British Journal of General Practice has found.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Pandemic medicines delivery service expected to end on 31 July 2020, says pharmacy representative body

  23-06-2020 17:19 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  The NHS Medicines Delivery Service, which earned pharmacies in England at least £6m in its first two months, is expected to end on 31 July 2020.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Secukinumab and adalimumab comparable for first-line psoriatic arthritis treatment

  23-06-2020 16:35 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Biological therapies secukinumab and adalimumab are similarly effective at improving the musculoskeletal symptoms of psoriatic arthritis, a head-to-head trial suggests.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Cohens Chemist: Relief Pharmacist (who are on the Provisional Register)

  23-06-2020 10:38 via chemistanddruggistjobs.co.uk
  
  Competitive:Cohens Chemist:
  We have a opportunity for a Relief Pharmacist (who's on the Provisional Register) to join our team in South Yorkshire.
  South Yorkshire
  
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• Committee considering ethnicity as a factor in prioritising COVID-19 vaccinations

  22-06-2020 17:07 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Government advisers will consider whether ethnicity and deprivation should be taken into account when prioritising who will receive a COVID-19 vaccine first, when one becomes available.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Withdrawal and preventive therapy best management for medication overuse headache

  22-06-2020 16:58 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Medication overuse headache is best treated with a combination of analgesic withdrawal and pharmaceutical prophylaxis, the authors of a study in JAMA Neurology have said.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• RPS to develop inclusive workplace pledge for pharmacy

  22-06-2020 16:05 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  The Society’s pledge is part of a five-year strategy that aims to embrace inclusion and diversity within the sector.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Pharmacies provide more than 400,000 medicines deliveries in first month of pandemic service

  22-06-2020 15:53 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Community pharmacies have been providing shielding individuals with free deliveries of medicines since April.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• RPS reveals 12% median ethnicity pay gap as of April 2020

  19-06-2020 17:51 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has reported a median pay gap of 11.7% between employees from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and their white counterparts as of April 2020.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Well Pharmacy to risk assess all staff for COVID-19 from next week

  19-06-2020 17:41 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Well Pharmacy will risk assess all staff for their susceptibility to COVID-19 from next week, the multiple has said.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Rowlands Pharmacy: Pharmacist Manager - DL2 2GL

  19-06-2020 12:18 via chemistanddruggistjobs.co.uk
  
  Competitive Salary:Rowlands Pharmacy:
  Are you an innovative Pharmacist Manager looking for the opportunity to build an award winning healthcare team? Rowlands Pharmacy are looking for a...
  Darlington, Durham
  
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• Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee could be rebranded in a drive to improve pharmacy representation

  19-06-2020 11:27 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee could be renamed ‘Community Pharmacy England’, if proposals for a sweeping overhaul of the representative body go ahead.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Pharmacist-led medicines optimisation may reduce readmissions to hospital, study finds

  19-06-2020 11:00 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Attending a pharmacist-led medicines optimisation clinic after hospital discharge could help to reduce patient readmissions, visits to A&E and unplanned GP consultations, a study published in the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy has found.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• What provisional registration will mean for the pharmacy profession

  18-06-2020 17:28 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has forced radical changes to how the 2020 class of preregistration trainees will transition into their careers.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Cutting use of antihypertensives may not affect mortality or cardiovascular outcomes, Cochrane review finds

  18-06-2020 16:19 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Antihypertensive discontinuation in older people may have no effect on clinically important outcomes, such as mortality or cardiovascular events, a Cochrane review has concluded.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Burnham Pharmacy: Pharmacist Manager/Long term locum

  18-06-2020 11:55 via chemistanddruggistjobs.co.uk
  
  £60,000 + holiday + Independent prescribing course:Burnham Pharmacy:
  We are looking for a driven pharmacy manager with experience of managing a team.  The ideal candidate must be enthusiastic, driven and have good co...
  Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex
  
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• RPS President elected as Commonwealth Pharmacists Association councillor for Great Britain

  17-06-2020 19:07 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Sandra Gidley, president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, has been elected as the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association councillor for Great Britain. To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• MHRA instructs all UK hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 clinical trials to suspend recruitment

  17-06-2020 18:56 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  All UK clinical trials using hydroxychloroquine to treat or prevent COVID-19 have been instructed to suspend recruitment of further participants.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Welsh government confirms £18m increase in community pharmacy funding over three years

  17-06-2020 16:50 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Community pharmacies in Wales will receive an additional £18.3m over a three-year funding settlement with the Welsh government.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Visitors to pharmacies should wear face coverings, DHSC says

  17-06-2020 14:29 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  People visiting pharmacies should wear face coverings to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has said.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Rowlands Pharmacy: Pharmacist Manager - South Elmsall, WF9 2RF

  17-06-2020 09:57 via chemistanddruggistjobs.co.uk
  
  Competitive Salary:Rowlands Pharmacy:
  Are you an innovative Pharmacist Manager looking for the opportunity to build an award winning healthcare team? Rowlands Pharmacy are looking for a...
  South Elmsall, Pontefract
  
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• Dexamethasone is ‘first drug’ to be shown to improve survival in COVID-19

  16-06-2020 17:44 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Low-dose dexamethasone, a “widely available, safe and well-known drug”, is the first medicine to be shown to result in a “significant reduction in mortality” in those with COVID-19 requiring oxygen or ventilation, researchers have said.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Pharmacy degree apprenticeships put on hold by COVID-19

  16-06-2020 14:17 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Development of a pharmacy degree apprenticeship has been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the body responsible for building healthcare workforce capacity has said.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Dudley Taylor Pharmacies: Pharmacy Manger (Job Share)

  16-06-2020 10:22 via chemistanddruggistjobs.co.uk
  
  On application and competitive :Dudley Taylor Pharmacies:
  As a Pharmacy Manager with Dudley Taylor Pharmacies, we believe your priority should be to provide the best possible Pharmaceutical Care for all of...
  Saintbridge, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
  
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• Boots: Pharmacist and Relief Pharmacist Opportunities - North West Wales

  16-06-2020 01:25 via chemistanddruggistjobs.co.uk
  
  Competitive Salary:Boots:
  Are you a Pharmacist looking for a new opportunity somewhere in North East Wales? We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join us at on...
  North West Wales
  
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• Government SAGE committee suggests flu vaccinations for 'entire UK population'

  15-06-2020 19:11 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  The government’s scientific panel set up to advise on the COVID-19 pandemic has recommended the government considers vaccinating “the entire UK population” against flu during the 2020/2021 season.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Digital hospital-to-pharmacy referral service launch delayed by COVID-19

  15-06-2020 17:14 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Plans for hospitals to digitally refer discharged patients to community pharmacies across England have been put on hold as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Pharmacist dies from COVID-19, bringing total number of confirmed pharmacy staff deaths to five

  12-06-2020 18:11 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Navin Shantilal Talati, a pharmacist and founder of Talati Chemist in Dagenham, has died from COVID-19, The Pharmaceutical Journal has learned.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• NHS Pharmacy First service launch rescheduled for end of July 2020

  12-06-2020 17:11 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  The rollout of NHS Pharmacy First has been rescheduled to launch across Scotland on 29 July 2020, Community Pharmacy Scotland has confirmed.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• SGLT2 inhibitors linked to reduced risk of serious renal events

  12-06-2020 16:13 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors are associated with a lower incidence of serious renal events in people with diabetes, a study in the BMJ has suggested.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• RPS survey on future of pharmacy after COVID-19 calls for greater use of remote consultations

  11-06-2020 18:36 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has hosted a summit exploring how lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic can be used to shape the future of pharmacy.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Video consultations will be available to all Scottish community pharmacies by the middle of June 2020

  11-06-2020 15:51 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  All community pharmacies in Scotland will have access to video consultation technology by the middle of June 2020, the government has said.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Pharmacy staff required to self-isolate as part of NHS Test and Trace, NHS England confirms

  11-06-2020 15:39 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Pharmacy staff “must self-isolate” if advised to by the NHS Test and Trace service, NHS England has said.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Net pharmacy closures double in first five months of 2020 compared with previous year

  10-06-2020 17:21 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  More than 80 community pharmacies closed in 2020 to the end of May in England, according to data analysed by The Pharmaceutical Journal.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Naloxone pilot provides nearly 50 interventions in its first month

  10-06-2020 16:00 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  A take-home naloxone pilot project based in community pharmacies in Somerset has provided almost 50 interventions in its first month.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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• Rowlands Pharmacy: Pharmacist - Pilgrim Hospital, Boston

  10-06-2020 15:05 via chemistanddruggistjobs.co.uk
  
  Competitive Salary:Rowlands Pharmacy:
  Are you an innovative Pharmacist looking for the opportunity to build an award winning healthcare team? Rowlands Pharmacy are looking for an experi...
  PE21 9QS, Boston
  
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• The importance of good mentoring, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

  09-06-2020 13:42 via feeds.pjonline.com
  
  Mentoring can help pharmacists form strong bonds with colleagues early in their career, with mentors providing both professional and emotional support. But mentors can also benefit from being mentees, as senior members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society explain.To read the whole article click on the headline
  
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