Tammy Lovell

Reporter, The Pharmaceutical Journal

More than 40% of adults unaware of community pharmacy blood pressure service

NHS England has launched a campaign to encourage visits to community pharmacies for blood pressure checks.…

NHS England announces funded training places for critical care pharmacists

The UK Clinical Pharmacy Association has been contracted to provide 200 continuing professional development places for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians from April 2024, and a yet-to-be-announced pharmacy school will offer a pharmacist adult critical care pathway.…

More than 2,500 items dispensed since electronic prescribing went live in Wales

The items were dispensed at a test site in north Wales, with assurance of the systems used expected in mid-March 2024…

RPS calls for authorisation of pharmacy technicians to supervise pharmacies to be documented

In response to the government's consultation on pharmacy supervision, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said the authorisation of a pharmacy technician to prepare and assemble medicines should be documented to protect both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.…

National pharmacy board meetings: February 2024

In the first national pharmacy board meetings of the year, each group discussed their plans and priorities for the year ahead.…

NICE requests more evidence on sickle cell disease treatment voxelotor

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence initially rejected voxelotor for NHS use on the grounds that clinical trial evidence did not support cost effectiveness.…

More than 180 people referred to domestic abuse support via community pharmacy scheme

The Home Office has reported that at least 186 people have used the ‘Ask for ANI’ scheme since it launched in 2021.…

More than 5,000 patients treated for ear problems under community pharmacy pilot

During a pilot, 20 community pharmacies in south west London offered hearing assessments, screenings and earwax removal.…

GPhC considers new registration routes that would enable overseas pharmacists to work in Great Britain more quickly

Under a new framework being considered by the General Pharmaceutical Council, some internationally-trained pharmacists could join the register in three to four months.…

Allowing pharmacy technicians to supervise hospital aseptic facilities would increase risk of ‘catastrophic clinical error’, says PDA

Responding to the government's consultation on pharmacy supervision, the Pharmacists' Defence Association said that pharmacy technicians do not have the “clinical knowledge” needed to supervise hospital aseptic facilities.…