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Poster submission deadline extended to 18th November
The deadline for poster submission to the ASPCP Conference has been extended to the 18th November. Send a copy of your poster to Sara at sbernstein@peacehospicecare.org.uk to register. Please ensure you or another person is attending the conference and can display...
ASPCP Conference 2019
On-line booking for the ASPCP Conference 2019 is now live! The conference will be held Thursday 21st November at the Studio venue in Birmingham. The full programme will be available on the website soon. Get your poster ready to present findings from your service...
ASPCP Conference 2018 Presentations
For those members attending the ASPCP annual conference this Thursday in Birmingham you can access presentations from the members events page here. More presentations will be uploaded as these become available. Note that hard copies of presentations will not be...
World Health News
BBC News - Health BBC News - Health
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Cadbury egg hunt: Health campaigners celebrate end of National Trust deal
on February 20, 2020 at 8:12 pm
Health campaigners welcome the move as the trust says chocolate will be "less of a focus" from 2021.
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Coronavirus: Britons on Diamond Princess cruise ship to be flown home
on February 20, 2020 at 2:18 pm
Only those who are well can travel, and they will be quarantined on their return, it is understood.
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A visual guide to the outbreak
on February 20, 2020 at 1:15 pm
Key maps and graphics explaining how the Covid-19 virus has spread and how it is being dealt with.
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Coronavirus: Two passengers dead from quarantined Diamond Princess
on February 20, 2020 at 10:26 am
A man and a woman in their 80s were taken off the Diamond Princess in Japan after contracting Covid-19.
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What is coronavirus and what are the symptoms?
on February 20, 2020 at 10:15 am
The virus is spreading around the world, but what is it, how can we be protected and can it be stopped?
RPS News News instance
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Potential under-recognised risk of harm from the use of propranolol
on February 20, 2020 at 4:00 pm
The Healthcare safety investigation branch (HSIB) hasconducted a patient safety investigation that explores the under recognised toxicity of propranolol in overdose...
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Class 4 Drug Alert: Crescent Pharma Ltd and Flamingo Pharma (UK) Ltd, Ibuprofen 400mg Tablets
on February 20, 2020 at 12:21 pm
Crescent Pharma Ltd and Flamingo Pharma (UK) Ltd have informed the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) ...
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NHS Staff Survey 2019 now published
on February 18, 2020 at 4:07 pm
Commenting on the publication of the NHS Staff Survey 2019, RPS President Sandra Gidley said: “The scale of the challenge to support NHS staff is substantial but it’s heartening to see th
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Briefing: Primary care providers and the coronavirus (COVID-19)
on February 18, 2020 at 2:27 pm
NHS England and NHS Improvement has issued a briefing note on Coronavirus for the primary care sector. This includes advice to patient and the public and advice for primary care providers such as GP p
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Class 4 medicines defect information: Diamorphine hydrochloride BP 100 mg lyophilisate for solution for injection
on February 17, 2020 at 2:57 pm
Accord Healthcare Ltd has advised of an issue related to the expiry date for two batches of diamorphine hydrochloride BP 100 mg lyophilisate for solution for injection, which has not been encoded in 2
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GPhC responds to PSA performance review
by LauraK on February 19, 2020 at 10:04 am
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has published its review of the General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC’s) performance against the PSA’s Standards of Good Regulation in 2018/19. The PSA found that the GPhC met 20 out of 24 of the Standards of Good Regulation in 2018/19, including all of the standards relating to guidance and standards, education and training and registration.
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myGPhC unavailable from 18:00-21:00 on 17 February
by vagenjo on February 17, 2020 at 9:42 am
Due to essential maintenance work, myGPhC will be unavailable this evening between 18:00 and 21:00 hours. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Council meeting on 13 February
by LauraK on February 10, 2020 at 4:32 pm
The Council of the GPhC will be meeting on 13 February You can find a copy of the papers here You can also follow the meeting live on our twitter account
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GPhC launches fees consultation
by LauraK on January 7, 2020 at 10:14 am
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is consulting on proposals to increase registration fees for pharmacy premises from £262 to £365. Fees for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will not be increased this year. The consultation launched today marks the first phase of a wider review of the GPhC’s longer-term fees strategy, which will also consider areas such as longer fixed-term fees and flexible fee options (for those on parental leave, for example).
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Christmas and New Year opening hours
by ashleigh.farrier on December 23, 2019 at 10:10 am
On 24 December 2019, our customer contact centre will close at 16:00 and will reopen at 09:00 on 27 December 2019. On 31 December 2019, our customer contact centre will also close at 16:00 and will reopen at 09:00 on 2 January 2019. With best wishes for Christmas and New Year from everyone at the GPhC.