Pharmacy-led vaccination centres to double to 400 sites by end of March 2021 Pharmacy minister Jo Churchill told the House of Commons the government is still in discussions about the reimbursement of COVID-19 costs incurred by community pharmacies.…
Pharmacy regulator to publish ‘diversity data’ around fitness-to-practise cases The General Pharmaceutical Council has said it will publish diversity data related to fitness-to-practise cases in order to understand and address potential discrimination.…
Pharmacists added to government’s list of occupations facing national shortage The inclusion of pharmacists in the shortage occupation list means staff from abroad can apply for a skilled worker visa through the UK’s immigration system more easily.…
PCN pharmacists complete more than 12,000 structured medication reviews in six months Between April and September 2020, 12,222 structured medication reviews were completed by pharmacists working in primary care networks.…
Community pharmacies face pandemic-related costs of ‘£400m and rising’, says negotiator The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee wrote to chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of the spring Budget for 2021, setting out the cost of the COVID-19 pandemic to pharmacies…
Only half of PCNs have recorded employing a pharmacist NHS England data show that primary care networks across 22 clinical commissioning groups had not reported employing a pharmacist as of December 2020.…
Pharmacy-led COVID-19 vaccination sites to open in places of worship to increase take-up The move to offer vaccinations in places of worship is part of wider plans "to address vaccine inequalities".…
Pharmacy-led COVID-19 vaccination sites told they can cut appointments as supply dips COVID-19 vaccination sites run by community pharmacies have been advised by NHS England to offer appointments over just two or three days each week.…
Community pharmacies provide rapid COVID-19 tests in eight areas, with further sites being considered The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has confirmed that pharmacies in eight areas have been commissioned to provide lateral flow tests for COVID-19.…
Government plans COVID-19 revaccination campaign Pharmacies "will be key" to the success of a COVID-19 revaccination programme in autumn/winter 2021.…