Nearly four pharmacies per week closed last year, with deprived areas hit worst Exclusive: More than four times as many pharmacies closed in the most deprived parts of England in 2020 than in the most affluent areas of the country, an analysis by The Pharmaceutical Journal has found…
Why our community pharmacy is one of just 15 London sites to go live on the COVID-19 vaccine so far The Woolwich Late Night Pharmacy’s set-up makes it perfect for delivering the COVID-19 vaccination service, and here’s how they’re going to live up to their name.…
Community pharmacies deliver 2.5 million flu vaccinations so far during the 2020–2021 flu season More than a million more flu jabs have been delivered by pharmacies in England during the the 2020/2021 flu season than were delivered during the entire 2019/2020 season.…
Pharmacy-led COVID-19 vaccination site in a mosque is beating vaccine hesitancy, says contractor Pharmacists working with the Masters Group chain of pharmacies have begun administering vaccines from the Al-Abbas Islamic Centre in Birmingham.…
Pharmacy contractors asked to audit patient consultations for ‘improper referrals’ from GPs and NHS 111 The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee’s second pharmacy advice audit will take place in the week of 25 January 2021.…
Government backs UK-wide pharmacy codeword for domestic abuse safe spaces The ‘Ask for ANI’ scheme will enable people who are experiencing domestic abuse to speak to a trained pharmacist.…
Six pharmacies become first in the sector to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations Administration of COVID-19 vaccinations is under way at six community pharmacy sites, the first of hundreds to come.…
Community pharmacy will transform post-hospital care in 2021 The discharge medicines service, a new service launching in all community pharmacies in England, is set to improve transfer of care on discharge from hospital.…
Digital hospital-to-pharmacy referral service delayed by six further weeks The introduction of a digital hospital-to-pharmacy referral service has been delayed by six weeks, and it will now start on 15 February 2021.…
Four ways to build a community pharmacy workforce fit for the future In the face of adversity during a global pandemic, 22 community pharmacists took their sector’s survival into their own hands. Here are the workforce demands they’re making of those at the top.…
