Katherine Price

Katherine Price is a freelance healthcare journalist.

More than £40m of illegally-traded medicines seized by MHRA in 2024

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency partnered with UK Border Force to target medicines illegally entering the UK, with most of the medicines not licensed for sale.…

First minister says Pharmacy First will expand to cover more clinical conditions

John Swinney’s comments came in a speech on improving public services and NHS renewal, delivered at an event at the National Robotarium in Edinburgh.…

More than 420,000 common ailments service consultations recorded in 2024

StatsWales data show an increase in consultations for all conditions compared with 2022/2023, apart from chicken pox, with the largest increases concerning scabies, colic and back pain.…

Coroner raises concerns over pharmacists being unable to amend prescriptions following death of toddler

Rules that prevent pharmacists from issuing any alternate strengths of medicines led to a delay in a two-year-old child receiving antibiotics.…

PrEP pilot underway in five community pharmacies across south west England

The University of Bristol-led pilot is aimed to address inequalities in access to pre-exposure prophylaxis.…

Regional pharmacy minor ailments scheme leads to 60% increase in consultations

Data suggest that the local walk-in consultation service has saved an estimated 30,000 GP appointments.…

Community pharmacy bodies call for funding support towards impending national insurance hike

Organisations have written to the chancellor over concerns that the planned employer national insurance contribution increase will hinder their ability to offer clinical services and support.…

Online pharmacies to be inspected within six months of registration, says GPhC

The target for first inspections of new bricks-and-mortar pharmacies will be extended to 12 months.…

Local pharmaceutical committee awarded £60k contract to improve referral rates to pharmacies

The integration project is aimed at assessing barriers to integration for community pharmacy services to propose solutions to streamline their processes and ensure the right patients are prioritised.…

First independent prescribing pathfinder pharmacy goes live using tailored IT system

Community pharmacy has eagerly awaited the ‘Independent prescribing in community pharmacy pathfinder programme’ after it was announced that, from 2026, all newly qualified pharmacists will become prescribers from the point of registration.…