Latest News Roundup: 31st May 2024

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Written By Graham Le Tissier

Published: 31/05/24

Above is a roundup of the latest news affecting community pharmacy owners and their teams in Scotland.

In this week’s roundup... Our Policy & Development team bring you all the latest news affecting community pharmacy in Scotland including, Christine Grahame MSP’s visit to Lauder Pharmacy, Post-registration Foundation Programme 2024, Prescription Collection for the 4th June, Consultation on the Quality Assurance of Pharmacy Education and Training and the RPS Survey on Digital Systems Access in Community Pharmacy.

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MSP Pharmacy Visit: Lauder Pharmacy

Post-registration Foundation Programme 2024

Prescription Collection: Tuesday, 4th June 2024

Consultation on the Quality Assurance of Pharmacy Education and Training

RPS Survey: Digital Systems Access in Community Pharmacy

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