Feature NHS ten-year plan: what role will pharmacies play in neighbourhood health teams? A closer look at details of the NHS ten-year plan’s pledge to create neighbourhood health teams has unearthed some sector-wide concerns about pharmacy’s involvement.…Published: 13 August 2025
News Prescribing for allied health professionals to be expanded under government proposals A consultation document has outlined how physiotherapists, radiographers and paramedics could prescribe and supply more medicines.…Published: 13 August 2025
News Almost 400,000 people have used NHS App prescription tracker Around 1,650 community pharmacies, including every Boots pharmacy in England, are now offering the service, say NHS England.…Published: 12 August 2025
News Pharmacists could be given right to amend prescriptions to tackle medicines shortages The Department of Health and Social Care has outlined proposals to give pharmacists the ability to supply an alternative strength or formulation to improve patient access.…Published: 11 August 2025
News Nine in ten pharmacies report increase in shoplifting over past year A survey of independent pharmacies revealed almost one-quarter of respondents (22%) have experienced physical assaults on staff over the past year.…Published: 11 August 2025
News Only one in ten people report side effects, Healthcare Improvement Scotland warns Healthcare Improvement Scotland is calling for greater awareness of the Yellow Card scheme, as too few patients report medication side effects.…Published: 8 August 2025
Feature Pharmacy First: are insufficient GP referrals hindering its success? Despite ambitions to shift care from GPs to community pharmacies, uptake of the Pharmacy First service remains patchy. Here, exclusive GP referral data reveal what’s driving regional variation and what pharmacists say needs to change.…Published: 6 August 2025
News Health security agency warns over Lyme disease despite fall in cases A report published by the UK Health Security Agency suggests that the drop in Lyme disease cases may be an “underestimate of the true burden” of cases in England.…Published: 6 August 2025
News NICE recommends ongoing support when coming off weight-loss medications An updated quality standard has highlighted the importance of advice in order to improve health and wellbeing as patients are taken off weight-loss drugs.…Published: 5 August 2025
News RSV protection rises with vaccine for older people and new infants To supplement respiratory syncytial (RSV) virus vaccines, from September 2025, the NHS will offer monoclonal antibody nirsevimab to protect around 7,000 premature or high-risk babies and infants during their first RSV season.…Published: 4 August 2025
