Graham Clews

News and Views Editor

graham.clews@rpharms.com

Graham Clews is News and Views Editor at The Pharmaceutical Journal.

Government consults on allowing pharmacy technicians to supply medicines under a patient group direction

The change to regulations would allow pharmacy technicians to administer vaccines and certain medicines.…

Every integrated care board to run at least one community pharmacy independent prescribing pilot

NHS England has published a tender for an independent evaluation of the community pharmacy independent prescribing pathway programme.…

Decision to fine liothyronine supplier millions of pounds for price hikes upheld at tribunal

Fines of £84.2m have been imposed on Advanz Pharma and two former owners after a tribunal upheld the Competition and Markets Authority’s judgement that they had breached competition law.…

Change to flu vaccination programme start date ‘extremely frustrating’, say negotiators

Community Pharmacy England has said a delayed start date to the flu vaccination programme could affect patients who have booked an early jab, and pharmacies that have ordered vaccines based on the usual 1 September start date.…

Pharmacist vacancy rates double in one year in community pharmacy

Survey data also show a 15% decline in the number of full-time equivalent employed pharmacists.…

Integrated care boards should commission community pharmacy to deliver care on behalf of primary care networks, says CCA

In its report on the future of community pharmacy in England, the Company Chemists' Association said the move would "stabilise the community pharmacy workforce".…

Lecturer wins The Pharmaceutical Journal and RPS’s inaugural early-career researcher award

Victoria Speed, a senior anticoagulation pharmacist and clinical informatician, was also recognised as ‘highly commended’.…

Government proposes different levies for old and new products under statutory scheme

The Department of Health and Social Care has proposed changes to the statutory scheme for branded medicines pricing, including differing levy rates that are dependent on a product's age.…

The Pharmaceutical Journal wins at science writers awards

Senior features editor Dawn Connelly was awarded the prize for ‘Feature of the Year — Specialist’ for her feature on parosmia and long COVID.…

Claire Anderson re-elected as RPS president for a second term

Speaking at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Assembly meeting, Claire Anderson said she had decided to stand for president again to offer the Society “much needed continuity”.…