News Scottish community pharmacies trialling oral contraception initiation service The service offers a variety of oral contraception that can be prescribed, including the progesterone-only pill or combined oral contraception.…Published: 18 November 2024
News Pharmacist-led sore throat service reduces antibiotic prescribing, study results suggest Study results showed that even in "worst-case scenario” modelling, the sore throat test-and-treat service saved at least 69 GP consultations for every 100 patients with sore throat symptoms.…Published: 14 November 2024
News Pharmacy owners vote to reduce services in protest against funding levels In a ballot of National Pharmacy Association members, 98% of those representing pharmacies in England expressed a willingness to close outside the minimum hours required by their contract.…Published: 14 November 2024
News A third of pharmacy technicians close to changing career, survey reveals Study authors say the issue could lie in a lack of adequate support and recognition of pharmacy technicians’ value, leading to job dissatisfaction.…Published: 13 November 2024
News Smoking cessation drug to be provided on NHS three years after its withdrawal over carcinogen concerns NHS England says generic varenicline could help more than 85,000 people stop smoking each year.…Published: 12 November 2024
News Number of online job adverts for pharmacists fell by one-fifth in 2024 There was a 21% drop in online job adverts for pharmacists in England, Wales and Scotland between the second quarters of 2023 and 2024.…Published: 7 November 2024
News Integrated care board launches campaign to reduce medicines waste The campaign focuses on the issue of unused medicines waste, which costs the NHS an estimated £300m per year.…Published: 7 November 2024
News Chair of UK COVID-19 Inquiry commends pharmacists’ ‘superb work’ during the pandemic Baroness Heather Hallett’s remarks follow evidence from Nick Kaye, chair of the National Pharmacy Association, who called for the inquiry to help reframe community pharmacy “as a genuine part of the NHS family and a key part of delivery in healthcare”.…Published: 6 November 2024
News Pharmacist salaries increase by 12% in one year, show ONS data ONS data show that in 2024, the median full-time salary for male pharmacists was £53,498, compared with £47,503 for female pharmacists.…Published: 1 November 2024
News Government confirms first case of ‘clade Ib’ mpox virus detected in the UK The UK Health Security Agency says that despite this being the first confirmed case in the UK, “the risk for the general population is very low and remains so for this incident”.…Published: 31 October 2024
