NHS England launches community pharmacy technician apprenticeship programme The programme aims to support the community pharmacy workforce by addressing recruitment issues.…
Electronic prescription service used to dispense 100,000 items Digital Health and Care Wales said the 100,000th medication was dispensed in Boots Old Colwyn in Conwy, North Wales.…
Everything you need to know about the NHS antibiotic subscription model Following what has been deemed a successful pilot, NHS England is hoping that its new subscription model will boost drug development by paying manufacturers a fixed fee for antimicrobials.…
Pharmacy minister says community pharmacy contract is in ‘crisis’ Speaking at the Labour Party Conference on 24 September 2024, Stephen Kinnock said every aspect of his portfolio was “in crisis”.…
Health secretary criticises ‘threat’ of collective action from National Pharmacy Association Speaking at the Labour Party Annual Conference in Liverpool, Wes Streeting said action would “harm patients and make the relationship with patients worse”.…
UK government announces mpox vaccination programme The government has ordered 150,000 additional doses of mpox vaccine in preparation for any clade I cases that may enter the UK.…
Almost 40 million deaths could occur from AMR over next 25 years, study results suggest The researchers based their estimations on analysis of global AMR data from 1990 to 2021.…
The Pharmaceutical Journal wins twice at Medical Journalists’ Association awards Senior features editor Dawn Connelly won ‘Editor of the Year’ and executive editor Carolyn Wickware won ‘Feature of the Year (specialist audience)’ at the 2024 Medical Journalists’ Association awards.…
Whole-pack dispensing to be introduced from January 2025 following legislation change Community Pharmacy England says professional judgement should be used to assess whether dispensing 10% more or less than the quantity prescribed is appropriate.…
Pharmacies warned to be prepared to support people being released early from prison NHS England has written to community pharmacy leads and GPs to request that they prepare to support people being released early from prison in September and October 2024.…
