Joanna Robertson

Senior clinical reporter

NICE issues first UK guidance for PMOS treatment

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance offers advice on the management of polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome and its associated symptoms.…

Call for government support as record price concessions hit 250 mark

Community Pharmacy England has announced that 254 price concessions were granted by the government in England in June 2026, which is more than double the amount of concessions this time last year.…

National formulary will make shortages worse, suggests NPA chair

Olivier Picard told delegates at the Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference that a single national formulary could “restrict“ the entry of medicines into the country's market.…

Health news round-up: contraception, obesity inequalities and eating disorders on GLP-1s

The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…

NHS implementation of NICE recommendations ‘not joined up enough’, says chief executive

Speaking at a House of Lords Science Technology Committee session, Jonathan Benger said that newly approved medicines are not returning on investment in the way that companies have hoped for.…

Patients at risk of harm over lack of shared access to NHS records

An investigation has found that clinicians may be missing "vital" patient information, owing to limited access to NHS records.…

Pharmacies offered hundreds of pounds to join meningitis B vaccination campaign

Community Pharmacy England said that pharmacies would receive a total of £700 if a pharmacy administers at least 100 or more vaccinations by the end of March 2027.…

Royal College of Pharmacy should help enable collaborations across professions, says chief pharmaceutical officer

David Webb told delegates at the Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference that although local relationships between GPs and pharmacies could help increase trust and co-working, professional bodies have a role too.…

Health news round-up: endocrine research, binge eating on the pill and AI in the NHS

The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…

Shortages stop pharmacies dispensing medication ‘at least once a day’

The results of a National Pharmacy Association survey showed that the vast majority of pharmacy owners said that they were unable to dispense a medicine at least once a day in the past year owing to medicines shortages.…