Weekly Roundup: 5th April 2024

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Written By Graham LeTissier

Published: 05/04/24

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

In this week’s roundup... Our Policy & PR Pharmacist Sarah Scott brings you the latest information on the Smoking Cessation PCR Changes and our Digital Communications Assistant Graham LeTissier will talk a little about the Part 7 publishing for April 2024.

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Smoking Cessation PCR Changes

Update for April 2024 Part 7 Publishing

 
 
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