Here is a round-up of all the important news this week, including the latest updates on Independent Prescribing and the latest vacancies within the network.
Reminder for Independent Community Pharmacies: Have you captured and submitted your workforce data for the week of Sunday 8th September - Saturday 14th September 2024? The submission deadline is Friday 11th October 2024—don't miss it!
Our colleagues in the ePharmacy team have made us aware that, due to a planned technical update, the PCR application will be unavailable on Sunday the 22nd of September, coming back online at 8am on Monday the 23rd of September…
Pharmacy teams across Scotland are seeing a rise in requests for free COVID-19 tests which is leading to some confusion. During the COVID-19 Pandemic community pharmacies across Scotland operated the Lateral Flow Device (LFD) Collect Service which provided COVID-19 tests to members of the public at no cost. The service formed a part of the Scottish Government’s Test and Protect Plan…
CP IP Employees - NES Clinical Skills Training and Teach & Treat
All Community Pharmacy Independent Prescriber employees (qualified and in training) should have received details on the NES Clinical Skills Training and Teach & Treat sessions in the last two weeks. If you have not received this information, please contact amanda.rae@cps.scot
Looking for a qualified IP pharmacist for a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday(am). Candidate will be working with excellent support staff and must be willing to be part of PGD run clinics. Good salary…
We have an exciting opportunity for a GPhC registered Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (or Pharmacy Technician) to join our supportive and progressive pharmacy team in Edinburgh…
Pharmacy teams can improve their knowledge and understanding of migraines, by participating in a virtual workshop on 11th or 18th of September 2024 (7-9pm)…
Our colleagues at Scottish Government have produced an NHS Pharmacy First Scotland Service Communications Toolkit to help promote Pharmacy First services in Scotland.There are two kits available: one
Our colleagues at Scottish Government, in collaboration with COSLA have launched the ‘Rethink Dementia’ Campaign on Wednesday, 4th September 2024. The campaign encourages people to 'Rethink Dementia'…
Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) invites you to take part in our 2024 Communication Survey. Your feedback is essential in helping us improve our services…
