News DHSC will fund £1bn increase in new medicines spending over next three years In a letter to the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, science minister Lord Vallance said that despite the increased medicines spend, frontline healthcare services would “remain protected”.…Published: 4 February 2026
News Students from 24 out of 28 pharmacy schools applied for a bursary in 2025 Since the launch of its student bursary scheme in 2014, Pharmacist Support has awarded 103 bursaries totalling more than £300,000.…Published: 3 February 2026
News Patients will be able to join clinical trials through NHS App Integration of the ‘Be part of research’ service with the NHS app is aimed to enable patients with rare cancers to sign up to receive details of relevant clinical trials.…Published: 3 February 2026
News Patient safety commissioner to approach PM over ‘disappointing’ delay to valproate compensation Henrietta Hughes said that nearly two years after publishing ‘The Hughes report’, patients harmed by valproate use are still waiting for a decision on financial redress.…Published: 3 February 2026
News Patient register would help reduce harm from ketamine use, says advisory council A report from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs recommended a patient register of legitimate, off-label use of ketamine to enable patient safety monitoring and report outcomes from long-term use of the drug.…Published: 2 February 2026
News RPS calls for pharmacy students to be included in NHS bursary scheme In response to a Welsh government consultation, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said pharmacy students should be eligible for the NHS Wales bursary scheme since “the nature of pharmacy education has evolved significantly”.…Published: 2 February 2026
News The Pharmaceutical Journal’s Siobhan Chan awarded ‘Newcomer of the Year’ This is the fourth year in a row that a journalist from The Pharmaceutical Journal has been recognised at the Avicenna Media Awards.…Published: 2 February 2026
News Leslie Gorman (1939–2026)On 26 January 2026, Leslie Gorman MPharmS, aged 86 years, of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire. Mr Gorman registered with the Society in 1963.…Published: 2 February 2026
News Class 1 recall issued for quetiapine oral suspension A national patient safety alert said that pharmacy teams must immediately stop supplying affected products, as well as quarantine and return any remaining stock.…Published: 30 January 2026
News Tobacco companies should fund national community pharmacy ‘stop smoking’ service, says report Recommendations by AstraZeneca in partnership with several pharmacy bodies have also called for the ‘NHS health check’ to be offered in community pharmacies.…Published: 30 January 2026
