Rise in pharmacists reporting patient safety risks from medicines shortages, shows survey Exclusive: Results of The Pharmaceutical Journal's 2023 salary and job satisfaction survey have revealed 57% of pharmacists say medicines shortages have put patients at risk in the past six months.…
Third of mental health hubs opened to support NHS staff during COVID-19 pandemic now closed The Royal College of Nursing has reported that 13 out of 41 mental health and wellbeing hubs have closed, and a further 7 have less than a year's funding left.…
Number of ‘not dispensed’ prescriptions rises by a fifth in one year, NHS data reveal Exclusive: An analysis by The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed an 18% increase in the number of items marked as 'not dispensed' in the past year.…
‘Outdated, illogical and unfair’: the true cost of prescription charges As increasing numbers of prescription medicines are not dispensed to the patients who need them, pharmacists warn that charging patients for prescriptions during the cost of living crisis could reverse efforts to close health inequalities.…
Rowlands acquires 30 LloydsPharmacy branches in Scotland The acquisition follows LloydsPharmacy's previous announcement of the closure of its stores based in Sainsbury's supermarkets.…
Designing a more resilient system for medicines supply in the UK Pharmacists attending a roundtable hosted by The Pharmaceutical Journal called for a new system to share the latest information and guidance on managing the growing number of medicine shortages facing the NHS.… Supported content
Government claims it has hit target to recruit 26,000 additional general practice staff one year early The data used by the Department for Health and Social Care to hit its 26,000 recruitment target includes some roles that are not covered by the 'Additional roles reimbursement scheme'.…
Serious shortage protocol issued to restrict dispensing of HRT drug Utrogestan The government has said it expects the drug to have supply issues "until late 2023".…
NHS England looking to increase international recruitment of pharmacists Leanne Clews, pharmacy dean at NHS England, said there was a need to look at education and training pathways into the Overseas Pharmacists' Assessment Programme.…
Government to ‘progress legislation’ on widening hub-and-spoke dispensing following consultation The Department for Health and Social Care has said it is finalising a response to its consultation on proposed changes to hub-and-spoke dispensing.…
