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The content below contains the latest news affecting community pharmacy owners and their teams throughout Scotland. If you can’t find something or you have a question please get in touch with us at webteam@cps.scot

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What is Teach & Treat?

National Education for Scotland (NES) Teach and Treat for Common Clinical Conditions is delivered for community pharmacists, by community pharmacists. It is quality assured experiential learning for newly qualified CPIPs, delivered in designated community pharmacies across Scotland by our Hub Lead Pharmacists (who are also experienced Community Pharmacist Independent Prescribers).

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Coming Soon: New Teach and Treat Site

We are pleased to confirm that a new Teach & Treat site will go live in Glasgow early in 2025. This will provide another location for the delivery of this excellent service for our newly qualified Community Pharmacy Independent Prescriber employees. Look out for more detail later in the year.

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Pharmacy Manager, East Calder

As a Pharmacy Manager, you will play a key part in leading the pharmacy team, working across the healthcare area and dispensary to meet patients’ needs. Your focus will be to look after your team and deliver excellent service to our patients by managing workload and people to meet the operational requirements of the position.

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Pharmacy Dispenser / Technician, Slamannan

Join our independent, family-owned pharmacy serving the local community for over 30 years. We seek a full-time Pharmacy Dispenser or Technician with pharmacy experience and a relevant qualification. Located near Falkirk, we offer competitive salary, bonuses, and a friendly team environment. Apply today!

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Proposed changes to the Availability of Puberty Blockers – Department of Health and Social Care Consultation

This consultation seeks views on the proposal to make a permanent order to come into force when the second emergency order to prevent new patients aged under 18 from beginning to take puberty blockers for the purposes of gender incongruence and/or gender dysphoria, under the care of private prescribers expires.

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PCA(P)(2024)24-27 - SSP for Isosorbide Mononitrate (Chemydur® 60XL) Tabs

To advise of a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) in place for isosorbide mononitrate (Chemydur® 60XL) modified release tablet, from 6 September 2024 to 27 September 2024. 

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