Distance selling pharmacies face local marketing claims
Cherry-picking local prescriptions threatens face to face dispensing, pharmacy leaders claim
Distance Selling Pharmacies (online) are choosing to only market…
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Have your say on the EPS
Opportunity to raise concerns about lack of rural proofing
NHS England is inviting dispensers to take part in…
AAH launches customer service survey
Future changes may include end of twice daily deliveries
AAH has launched a customer survey to determine future…
Rural practice characteristics are linked to better patient outcomes, researchers find
Small practice size and number of older patients are key predictors
Smaller practice size and the number of older patients…
HEE reports 15pc rise in dispensary assistant numbers
Trained assistants represent 31pc of pharmacy workforce
The number of trained dispensing assistants increased 15 per…
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…