COVID-19 booster programme expands to include people aged over 40 years The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has also said those aged 16–17 years, who are not in an at-risk group, should receive a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.…
UK government presses ahead with generics reimbursement reforms, despite shortage fears Industry bodies have warned that the changes could "lead to constraints on supply".…
NHS spend on contraceptive devices falls by 30% in one year The NHS spent £337,396 on prescribing contraceptive devices in 2020/2021, compared with £475,195 in 2019/2020.…
Pharmacy regulator to meet with universities over ‘deeply concerning’ registration exam pass rates The General Pharmaceutical Council says it will arrange accreditation visits to the lowest performing institutions.…
Hospital and GP pharmacists must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2022 Sajid Javid has confirmed all NHS frontline workers providing services regulated by the Care Quality Commission must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by 1 April 2022.…
Community pharmacists to get independent prescriber training through £16m fund Health Education England announced that the £15.9m investment in postgraduate development will ensure pharmacy teams "are equipped to support wider healthcare delivery".…
Boots to stop pharmacy services within ‘a small number’ of retail stores A spokesperson for Boots said the closures are part of an "ongoing review" of the multiple's pharmacy provision.…
Workforce shortages force some branches of LloydsPharmacy to cut opening hours LloydsPharmacy branches that operate on 100-hour contracts in Sainsbury's will see their trading hours reduced owing to "pharmacist shortages".…
UK pharmacies could be given more flexibility under proposals to allow original pack dispensing Government proposals say greater original pack dispensing would allow pharmacists more time to provide clinical services to patients.…
First ever injection pen recycling pilot launched in UK pharmacies Novo Nordisk has launched the PenCycle scheme, enabling patients to recycle their FlexPen and FlexTouch devices by returning them to participating pharmacies or through pre-paid Royal Mail boxes.…