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ASPCP News
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,...
Re-use of medicines in care homes and hospices
A national SOP has been developed to allow the re-use of medicines in care homes and hospices if medicines shortages occur during the coronavirus pandemic. The SOP includes a template log and feedback form in separate appendices. The most up to date information can be...
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
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Fewer hospital patients in Covid-19 hotspots
on August 13, 2020 at 11:52 pm
Hospital admissions are not rising despite increases in coronavirus cases, according to NHS England data.
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Coronavirus in the UK: How many confirmed cases are there in your area?
on August 13, 2020 at 6:34 pm
Key graphics explaining how coronavirus has spread in the UK and the government's response.
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Coronavirus: How does Covid-19 test-and-trace work?
on August 13, 2020 at 4:10 pm
People who have been in close contact with someone found to have Covid-19 are now being traced.
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Coronavirus: Leicester patient first to join 'UK's largest' recovery study
on August 13, 2020 at 2:49 pm
Researchers hope the £8.4m study will show the long-term impact of Covid-19 and how to treat it.
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Coronavirus: England's contact tracing app trial gets under way
on August 13, 2020 at 2:10 pm
It will serve self-isolation alerts based on logs of who the user was recently in close contact with.
RPS News News instance
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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: SmofKabiven extra Nitrogen Electrolyte Free, emulsion for infusion
on August 13, 2020 at 2:04 pm
Fresenius Kabi Ltd & Calea UK Ltd has informed the MHRA of an error on the bag labels for SmofKabiven extra nitrogen electrolyte free, emulsion for infusion PL 08828/0269. A sentence has been ina
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We submit evidence to APPG inquiry on COVID-19
on August 13, 2020 at 9:03 am
We have submitted written evidence to the new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Coronavirus, highlighting the role played by pharmacists and pharmacy teams during the pandemic. The submission c
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Steroid Emergency Card to support early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis.
on August 13, 2020 at 6:50 am
A National Patient Safety Alert has been issuedregarding the introduction of a new Steroid Emergency Card to support the early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis in adults. Recently publishe
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We call for urgent action to cope with winter pressures
on August 12, 2020 at 11:31 am
A likely resurgence of COVID-19 during the winter months means we are calling for urgent assurances about NHS plans for pharmacy across Great Britain. The risk of a second wave, combined with the dema
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Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) standard operating procedure – Community Pharmacy (England): updated
on August 11, 2020 at 11:39 am
NHS England has issued an updated Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) standard operating procedure (SOP) for Community Pharmacy. The SOP can be accessed here. If you have any questions about COVID-19, cont
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Contact centre update
by LauraK on August 13, 2020 at 11:06 am
Our phone lines will be closed this afternoon (13 August) and will reopen tomorrow (14 August) morning at 9:30 am. Please contact us via email on info@pharmacyregulation.org or see our dedicated COVID-19 Q&A page.
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myGPhC unavailable between 8am and 10am on Thursday 6 August
by Sean Smith on August 5, 2020 at 8:41 pm
Due to essential maintenance work, myGPhC will be unavailable from 8am until 10am on Thursday 6 August.
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Contact Centre update: 5 August 2020
by Sean Smith on August 5, 2020 at 1:47 pm
We are aware of an issue where some people have received an email from us, in error, about having raised a concern. We are currently investigating this matter and apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Update: reforms to initial education and training of pharmacists
by LauraK on July 27, 2020 at 8:22 pm
The UK Chief Pharmaceutical Officers, the General Pharmaceutical Council and the Pharmaceutical Society NI have written a joint letter to provide an update on the major reforms to the initial education and training of pharmacists that are being taken forward across the United Kingdom. The letter has been sent to stakeholders with an interest in pharmacy education and training across Great Britain.
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Registration fees for pharmacy premises to increase from April 2021
by Sean Smith on July 23, 2020 at 3:37 pm
The General Pharmaceutical Council announces revised fee structure for registered pharmacy premises with effect from 1 April 2021 The governing council of the GPhC has agreed to increase the registered pharmacy entry and annual renewal fees from £262 to £365, to reflect the cost of regulating each pharmacy premises.