• 13TH JANUARY 2023

    Company led medicines recall: Fluphenazin-neuraxpharm® D 25 & 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection Mawdsley-Brooks & Company Limited

    CLMR number: CLMR (23)A/01 Date issued: 12th January 2023 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a company-led medicines recall for: Fluphenazin-neuraxpharm® D 25 & 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection (Mawdsley-Brooks & Company Limited). Fluphenazin-neuraxpharm® D 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection [unlicensed medicine] Batch number Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed 200686

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    • 11TH JANUARY 2023

    Pharmacy Vision: PSNC to hold engagement events

    Work to develop a new vision and strategic options for community pharmacy is now well underway, being led by Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund. An online consultation to gather views from the sector closed last month with the submissions now being collated prior to being passed to Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund. Engagement

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    • 11TH JANUARY 2023

    Joint letter calls for workforce plan to include whole of pharmacy

    PSNC and other pharmacy leaders have warned the Government about a lack of engagement with stakeholders around the development of its long-term workforce plan. A joint letter signed by representatives from 14 pharmacy organisations has called for reassurance that the workforce plan, expected by April 2023, will cover the entirety of the pharmacy workforce across

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    • 10TH JANUARY 2023

    Free PPE for pharmacy teams extended until March 2024

    The Government’s scheme providing free personal protective equipment (PPE) to health and care providers, including community pharmacies in England, has been extended for another year. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that it will continue to supply all categories of PPE, free of charge, for frontline health and social care staff

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    • 9TH JANUARY 2023

    PQS: Declaration questions published

    The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has published the questions which will be included in the 2022/23 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) declaration so community pharmacy contractors can view these ahead of making their declaration. The questions are available on the NHSBSA PQS hub page; contractors should scroll down to the ‘Declaration questions’ section where they can

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