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Community pharmacists part of integrated approach to heart disease prevention in Wales
10 May 13 | 16.01 | Wales
Community pharmacists in Wales are to receive support to promote healthy lifestyles and provide testing...
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Richard Parish appointed to Public Health England advisory board
10 May 13 | 15.58 | England
Richard Parish, chief executive of the Royal Society for Public Health and chairman of the Pharmacy and Public Health Forum...
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Prescribing audit added to GP contract in Scotland
10 May 13 | 13.18 | Scotland
Actions to improve prescribing will remain part of the GP contract in Scotland, it was confirmed on 1 May 2013....
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Three new medicines on Cancer Drugs Fund national list
9 May 13 | 12.53 | England
Three new drugs for the treatment of breast, colorectal and ovarian cancers have been added to the national Cancer Drugs...
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Plan for GSL medicines to be sold on trains and planes
8 May 13 | 16.22 | England International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
General sale list (GSL) medicines could be sold on trains and aeroplanes if a proposal currently out for consultation is approved by ministers...
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Scottish Medicines Consortium should meet in public
8 May 13 | 15.51 | Scotland
Decisions about making new medicines available within NHS Scotland should be made in a more open and transparent way...
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Pharmacists struggling in centralised commissioning world of NHS England
8 May 13 | 15.31 | England
In the new NHS England, some pharmacists have been able to hit the ground running. Others have been less fortunate and still have a way to go, reports Ailsa Colquhoun more >
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Charity sets out framework to prompt patient safety discussions
7 May 13 | 11.37 | EU Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
A framework to help evaluate and monitor patient safety has been set out in a new report from healthcare...
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NHS 111 service deemed "unacceptable" in some areas
7 May 13 | 11.34 | England
Some providers of the NHS 111 non-emergency phoneline in England have been delivering an "an unacceptable service"...
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Clearer career pathways called for in public health
7 May 13 | 11.23 | England
The need for clearer career pathways for public health specialists is addressed in a public health workforce strategy...
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