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ASPCP Conference 2021
Bookings for the ASPCP Conference on Thursday 18th November close this Wednesday so this your last chance to grab a ticket at just £20. Don't forget the conference is open to ASPCP members and non-members who are healthcare professionals so you are welcome to...
Financial report 2020-21 now published
The ASPCP financial report for 2020-21 is now published within the members only area of the website. The report will be presented to the ASPCP AGM on 18 November 2021 at the virtual annual conference. If you have not already purchased a ticket to attend the AGM and...
End of Life (EoL) Priority Medicines Announced
In order the manage additional demand for end of life medicines, and ensure safe, equitable and compassionate care for patients, the Association of Palliative Medicine, Royal College of GPs, Hospice UK and the Association of Supportive and Palliative Care Pharmacy,...
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- Blood donors saved Merthyr Tydfil mum and her daughterson January 21, 2022 at 9:43 am
Shelley Parry says she would have died and left a heartbroken family behind without blood donors.
- Moorfields Eye Hospital gives woman, 88, UK's first 'bionic eye implant'on January 21, 2022 at 6:40 am
A microchip has been implanted into her eye to tackle dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
- Covid: NHS in push to vaccinate the final four millionon January 21, 2022 at 1:53 am
Hard-to-reach groups – from rough sleepers to fairground workers – are being targeted in a final vaccine push.
- What are the Covid rules in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?on January 20, 2022 at 6:06 pm
England is scrapping "Plan B" as Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales also ease rules.
- Stop caging people with autism and learning disabilities, says Robert Bucklandon January 20, 2022 at 5:42 pm
Ex-minister Robert Buckland urges the government to end detention in hospitals for long periods.
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- Class 2 Medicines Recall: SANTEN Oy (trading as Santen UK Limited) IKERVIS 1 mg/mL eye drops, emulsionon January 19, 2022 at 2:56 pm
SANTEN Oy (trading as Santen UK Limited) are recalling certain batches of products as a precautionary measure due to detection of particles/crystals of the active pharmaceutical ingredient ciclosporin
- Challenging barriers for pharmacists with disabilitieson January 19, 2022 at 9:00 am
We’ve launched a campaign to challenge barriers to working in pharmacy for those with disabilities as part of our ongoinginclusion and diversity strategy. Our profession-wide survey on inclusi
- Vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) for healthcare workers: Phase 2 – VCOD implementationon January 14, 2022 at 3:54 pm
NHS England and NHS Improvement has issued a letter and guidance to support providers in the vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) for healthcare workers, phase 2 implementation. The letter
- Information on self-isolation (Scotland)on January 14, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Information and support for people who are asked to self-isolate because of COVID-19 in Scotland is available on the Scottish Government website. The policy framework on return to work for health an
- Investment to tackle NHS pressures in Waleson January 11, 2022 at 11:09 am
Welsh patients are to benefit from an additional £2.5 million investment in community pharmacy services this winter, the Welsh Government has revealed. The funding announced today will be part
- Reporting a concern form unavailable between 12:00 and 13:30 todayby Anita Adebola on January 19, 2022 at 9:10 am
Our reporting a concern form will be unavailable today (19 January) from 12:00-13:30, while we are making some improvements. The Raising Concerns section of the website will be unavailable from 12:00-17:00 while we update these pages. You can access the concerns form directly after 13:30 today by using the ‘reporting a concern form’ button on our homepage.
- Provisionally-registered pharmacists and pharmacy owners thanked ahead of closure of provisional registerby Anita Adebola on January 18, 2022 at 4:29 pm
A total number of 4,799 provisionally-registered pharmacists have been on the provisional register since it opened in July 2020. The General Pharmaceutical Council wishes to thank them, as well as their employers, for working together to support NHS services and provide patient care when it was most needed.
- GPhC appoints new supplier for common registration assessment sittingsby Anita Adebola on January 12, 2022 at 1:25 pm
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has today confirmed that it will be working with a new provider, BTL Group Ltd, to run the common registration assessment sittings it holds jointly with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI). BTL provide the award-winning computer-based testing platform, Surpass, as well as test centres across the UK and internationally. They have extensive experience of delivering services to a range of clients, including the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Royal College of Ophthalmology.
- Thank you message to pharmacy staffby Anita Adebola on December 22, 2021 at 4:37 pm
GPhC support measures Easing of revalidation requirements Work pressures in pharmacy We’d like to say thank you to pharmacy teams and owners and recognise all their hard work at this particularly challenging time.
- Revalidation requirements until May 2022by Anita Adebola on December 22, 2021 at 3:33 pm
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is extending changes to its revalidation requirements in recognition of the continuing pressures linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and in particular the Omicron variant, that pharmacy professionals are facing this winter. Pharmacy professionals who have registration renewal deadlines on or before 31 May 2022 will only need to submit a reflective account for revalidation and will not need to submit the other five revalidation records.