HEE reports 15pc rise in dispensary assistant numbers
Trained assistants represent 31pc of pharmacy workforce
The number of trained dispensing assistants increased 15 per…
Research
RETAIN study will look at rural dispensing practice staff recruitment and retention
Aims to understand factors affecting clinical and non-clinical staffing
Researchers are looking to interview 20 current or former…
UK seizes £9m+ in illegal medicines
Over three million medicines captured in black market trade haul
Over three million medicines and medical devices valued at…
Dispensing practices achieve better medication adherence
On-site dispensaries plus collaborative patient relationships support adherence
Leaving a consultation with a medication, rather than with…
Forty-five percent of adults ordered repeat prescriptions online during COVID
Research highlights opportunities for digital growth post-COVID
Some 45 per cent of UK adults ordered a…
Daily Telegraph highlights loss of village surgeries
PM candidates should pledge support for rural practice, says DDA
The number of communities which are more than three…
Leading academic casts doubt on expensive prescribing by dispensing doctors
Little faith in the conclusion that dispensing doctors respond to a financial conflict of interest
Following independent analysis, in a response to the article…
Over 40 per cent of GPs intend to quit within five years, Wessex study suggests
Numbers with intention to leave up by nearly a third
A survey of GPs has revealed that over 40…