Topic: scotland
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Community
Pharmacies must be given compensation over payment system ‘chaos’
25th July 2024
![Scottish community pharmacy contract ‘likely’ to come after election](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Scottish-community-pharmacy-contract-‘likely-to-come-after-election-500x350.jpg)
Community
Scottish Government 'unable' to announce community pharmacy contract before election
31st May 2024
![Hub and spoke discussions in Scotland won’t start until funding agreed, says CPS](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Hub-and-spoke-discussions-in-Scotland-wont-start-until-funding-agreed-says-CPS-500x350.jpg)
Community
Hub and spoke discussions in Scotland won’t start until funding agreed, says CPS
17th May 2024
![Scottish Trade Unions Get Behind Pharmacist Access To Patient Records](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Scottish-trade-unions-get-behind-pharmacist-access-to-patient-records-500x350.jpg)
Community
Scottish trade unions get behind pharmacist access to patient records
18th April 2024
![Call for patient records access as new Scottish ministers appointed](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Call-for-patient-records-access-as-new-Scottish-ministers-appointed-500x350.jpg)
Community
Call for patient records access as new Scottish ministers appointed
9th February 2024
![CPS Seeks To Stem Confusion Between Pharmacy First Services](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CPS-seeks-to-stem-confusion-between-Pharmacy-First-services-500x350.jpg)
Community
CPS seeks to stem confusion between Pharmacy First services
6th February 2024
![New prescribers must be given ‘confidence and support’](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/New-prescribers-must-be-given-‘confidence-and-support-500x350.jpg)
Community
New prescribers must be given ‘confidence and support’
12th January 2024
![GPhC acknowledges pressures ‘across all of Great Britain’ responding to PDA Scotland and Wales query](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GPhC-acknowledges-pressures-‘across-all-of-Great-Britain-500x350.jpg)
Community
GPhC acknowledges pressures ‘across all of Great Britain’
10th January 2024
![Need to ‘ramp up’ digital for community pharmacy in Scotland](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Need-to-‘ramp-up-digital-for-community-pharmacy-in-Scotland-500x350.jpg)
News
Need to ‘ramp up’ digital for community pharmacy in Scotland
18th December 2023
![CPS head of operations to become next chief executive](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CPS-head-of-operations-to-become-next-chief-executive-500x350.jpg)
Community
CPS head of operations to become next chief executive
3rd October 2023
![Exclusive: Scotland’s pharmacotherapy service needs long-term workforce planning](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Scotlands-pharmacotherapy-service-needs-long-term-workforce-planning-500x350.jpg)
In Practice
Exclusive: Scotland’s pharmacotherapy service needs long-term workforce planning
20th September 2023
![Scotland introduces national naloxone emergency supply](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Scotland-introduces-national-naloxone-emergency-supply-500x350.jpg)
Community
Scotland introduces national naloxone emergency supply
14th September 2023
![New RPS policy lead to help ‘promote’ pharmacy across Scotland](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/New-RPS-policy-lead-to-help-‘promote-pharmacy-across-Scotland-500x350.jpg)
Community
New RPS policy lead to help ‘promote’ pharmacy across Scotland
6th September 2023
![Scotland Pharmacy Funding](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Scotland-pharmacy-funding-500x350.jpg)
News
Scotland funding enough for ‘recuperation’ but not service growth
10th August 2023
![Scotland Funding Deal Shows Government Can’t Get Pharmacy First ‘on The Cheap’](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Scotland-funding-deal-shows-government-cant-get-Pharmacy-First-‘on-the-cheap-500x350.jpg)
Community
Scotland funding deal shows government can’t get Pharmacy First ‘on the cheap’
27th July 2023
![Michael Matheson, member of Scottish Parliament and former cabinet secretary for transport, has been appointed as the next Scottish health secretary.](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/New-Scottish-health-secretary-should-make-use-of-pharmacists-for-NHS-recovery-500x350.jpg)
News
New Scottish health secretary should make use of pharmacists for NHS recovery
31st March 2023
![Fix pharmacotherapy service or risk workforce issues, say RPS and BMA in Scotland](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Fix-pharmacotherapy-service-or-risk-workforce-issues-say-RPS-and-BMA-in-Scotland-500x350.jpg)
News
Fix pharmacotherapy service or risk workforce issues, say RPS and BMA in Scotland
18th January 2023
![Scottish pharmacy leaders commit to disability culture change](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Scottish-pharmacy-leaders-commit-to-disability-culture-change-500x350.jpg)
News
Scottish pharmacy leaders commit to disability culture change
30th November 2022
![Welsh locum rates increased by £7/hr this summer, suggests booking platform](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Welsh-locum-rates-increased-by-7-per-hr-this-summer-suggests-booking-platform-500x350.jpg)
News
Welsh locum rates increased by £7/hr this summer, suggests booking platform
24th November 2022
![Scotland joins rest of UK in approving cannabis-based Sativex](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Scotland-joins-rest-UK-approving-cannabis-based-Sativex-500x350.jpg)
News
Scotland joins rest of UK in approving cannabis-based Sativex
14th September 2022
![Scotland approves first combined body identical HRT treatment](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Scotland-approves-first-combined-body-identical-HRT-treatment-500x350.jpg)
News
Scotland approves first combined body identical HRT treatment
13th September 2022
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News
Free period products now universally available in Scotland
15th August 2022
![Scotland: Nearly 200 extra independent prescribing training places funded for pharmacists](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Scotland-Nearly-200-extra-independent-prescribing-training-places-funded-pharmacists-1-500x350.jpg)
News
Scotland: Nearly 200 extra independent prescribing training places funded for pharmacists
12th May 2022
![Scottish Government invests £3.4m into pharmacy technician apprentice scheme](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/GettyImages-1135377770-500x350.jpg)
News
Scottish Government invests £3.4m into pharmacy technician apprentice scheme
11th March 2022
![GP contract negotiations outcome 'concerning', says PSNC](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ThinkstockPhotos-452417389-500x338.jpg)
News
Scotland: £80m for GP teams to recruit pharmacists and other roles
10th February 2022
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News
Community pharmacies in Scotland to offer a women’s health service
24th August 2021