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In recognition of the increasing abuse and violence that primary care teams now regularly face, the NHS has published a suite of downloadable materials and…

Following changes to regulations introduced in the wake of the identification of the first UK cases of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, the…

COVID-19 update relating to this news story Recognising the current challenges being experienced by pharmacies and the contribution of the pharmacy workforce to the COVID-19 vaccination programme, PSNC has…

Today, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published its response to the 2016 hub and spoke consultation, which aims to provide a better understanding of the reasons why…

Yesterday, the Government announced that frontline NHS staff will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This will apply across the CQC regulated health and…

Self-isolation requirements and a lack of available pharmacists (amongst other things) mean that short-notice closures/late opening/early closing incidents are continuing to happen, unavoidably, within the…

On 31 August 2021, the temporary suspension of the need for signatures on prescription forms and/or EPS tokens comes to an end, ten months after…

Announcement summary: Arrangements for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2021/22 have been agreed between PSNC, NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) and the…