Opinion Pharmacy is crucial to improving outcomes for people diagnosed with bowel cancer The role of pharmacy is vital in supporting earlier diagnosis of suspected bowel cancer.…Published: 6 October 2025
News Around half of pharmacies are not delivering ambulatory blood pressure monitoring Exclusive: According to analysis by The Pharmaceutical Journal, the number of pharmacies that did not deliver any ambulatory blood pressure monitoring consultations each month has decreased by 10%.…Published: 3 October 2025
News GPhC proposes increasing pharmacy technicians’ level of study A consultation document has outlined proposals to raise the level of pharmacy technicians’ roles to Regulated Qualifications Framework level 4 in England and Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework level 7 in Scotland.…Published: 3 October 2025
News Health news round-up: mosquitoes, new HIV guidelines and research into cannabis and psilocybin Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…Published: 3 October 2025
News Expanding community pharmacy services could save NHS almost £4bn The National Pharmacy Association also notes that the data in its report equate to “over 100,000 years of additional healthy life per annum" for patients.…Published: 2 October 2025
Opinion Redefining the pharmacist of the future Pharmacy is moving in an exciting clinical direction but, unless early career pathway opportunities are broadened, the profession risks losing valuable talent.…Published: 1 October 2025
News Boots pharmacists agree to a 4% pay rise A minimum salary of £46,240 per year full-time equivalent will be given to independent prescribing pharmacists from 1 November 2025.…Published: 1 October 2025
News One in five TB services has dedicated pharmacist time A report has recommended that attendance at tuberculosis multidisciplinary teams and cohort reviews should be part of Scottish pharmacists' job plans.…Published: 30 September 2025
Opinion PJ view: We cannot expect pharmacists to develop their skills on goodwill alone As the pharmacy sector comes under increasingly intense pressure, it is more important than ever to provide staff with protected learning time during working hours.…Published: 29 September 2025
News Community pharmacy negotiating committee changed in advance of contract negotiations Community Pharmacy England said the restructure of its negotiating committee will better reflect the composition of the community pharmacy sector.…Published: 29 September 2025
