Corrinne Burns

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent

Corrinne Burns is Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent at The Pharmaceutical Journal.

Single national formulary pilot sites announced

NHS England said that 13 early adopter integrated care boards will transition to the single national formulary by December 2026.…

Pharmacies owed £1.5m in unpaid items

Community Pharmacy England said that of the more than 194,000 pending unpaid item claims made by community pharmacies in England, around one-third have been left incomplete for more than six months.…

Nearly three-quarters of pharmacists concerned about use of AI in practice

The College said that more work is needed to evaluate the real-world impact of AI tools on pharmacy workflows, but that its findings will be used to inform the development of future guidance.…

Pharmacy can play a greater role in national CVD framework, says CCA

The government's cardiovascular disease modern service framework is aimed to help reduce premature deaths from heart disease and strokes by 25% over the next ten years.…

Geraldine McCaffrey: ‘There’s real positivity about the role we can play as a royal college’

Seven months into her post as director for Wales at the Royal College of Pharmacy, Geraldine McCaffrey reflects on her career to date, revealing what to expect from the College in the coming months.…

NHS employers in England to be measured on staff wellbeing standards

The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have announced standards to address problems in six areas, including workplace racism, violence and sexual harassment.…

‘A once-in-a-generation opportunity’: what community pharmacy wants from contract reform

Community pharmacy leaders share their recommendations for sector reform under the ‘Community pharmacy contractual framework’.…

Pharmacy flu vaccination booking system to open two weeks earlier

The National Booking Service will open on 17 August 2026, following requests from patients wanting to book appointments earlier than September in previous years.…

UK signs up to European rare diseases network

The National Institute for Health and Care Research said membership of the European Rare Diseases Research Alliance will open “new pathways for UK researchers to participate in international clinical trials”.…

New antidepressant prescriptions lower than pre-pandemic levels, study finds

Researchers found that the incident rate of central nervous system medicines was 4.1 per 1,000 person-months in February 2024, which is down from 6.0 per 1,000 person months in February 2020.…