Chancellor promises electronic patient records for all NHS trusts by March 2026 In the spring 2024 Budget, the government said it will spend £3.4bn on boosting productivity in the NHS, including £2bn on updating IT systems.…
More than a fifth of community pharmacies have cut opening hours in one year Exclusive: The most common drop in opening hours was between 2 and 4 hours per week, with some pharmacies reducing hours by more than 32 hours per week.…
Scaling back: the pharmacies cutting opening hours to avoid closure More than a fifth of community pharmacies have scaled back their opening hours since 2022, worsening fears over patient access to pharmaceutical services.…
Training pathway for clinical pharmacy academics should be in place by 2030 NHS England-commissioned report made short-, medium- and long-term recommendations to “support the embedding of research at all stages of a pharmacy professional’s career”.…
Patient safety alert warns of salbutamol nebuliser liquid shortages with no date for resupply An alert says that while alternative nebuliser liquids are available, manufacturers cannot support the increase in demand.…
Regulator may consider using mystery shoppers to monitor online pharmacies The General Pharmaceutical Council has published a list of actions it will take to regulate and monitor online pharmacies, following an investigation by the BBC.…
DOACs to be analysed as part of genetic biobank scheme Patients who report adverse effects from direct oral anticoagulants to the Yellow Card scheme may be contacted to provide a blood sample, from which data will then be added to a biobank for researchers to analyse.…
Pharmacies carried out 3,000 Pharmacy First consultations in first three days, says minister Health minister Lord Markham also told the House of Lords that the service had been managed well so far.…
NHS England wrote off nearly £5m for unused COVID-19 vaccinations in 2022/2023 In its annual report and accounts, NHS England said that keeping the vaccines in storage would not equate to value for money owing to running costs.…
Almost all pharmacists say patients have declined medicines prescribed to them because of cost, survey reveals Of respondents to a survey, 3% of pharmacists said they had “never” experienced patients declining part of their prescription owing to the cost.…
