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Former chief pharmaceutical officer concerned about lack of government policy on critical medicines stockpiling

Keith Ridge, now a non-executive director at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, said that Cabinet Office documents “do not specify that the medicines supply chain has a risk”.…

Published: 20 October 2025

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Regional care record ‘significantly’ helps hospital pharmacists

A report from the Newcastle University Business School highlighted that the Great North Care Record has saved healthcare professionals in the north east of England and North Cumbria an average of 77 minutes per day in time-efficiencies.…

Published: 16 October 2025

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Digital skills should be a ‘core competency’ for all healthcare staff

Attendees at a Royal Pharmaceutical Society roundtable emphasised the need to equip pharmacy workers “with confidence and competence to use digital tools to ensure safe and equitable patient care”.…

Published: 6 October 2025

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Health news round-up: Huntington’s disease breakthrough and how to tackle medicines misinformation

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…

Published: 26 September 2025

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NHS online pharmacy applications increase by more than 3,300% in month before market closure

Exclusive: The increase in distance-selling applications observed by NHS England is based on data from June 2025 compared with May 2025.…

Published: 25 September 2025

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RCGP and BMA urge government to put GP Connect rollout ‘on hold’

In a position statement, the two bodies' Joint GP IT Committee outlined three “necessary steps” that should be taken to ensure GP Connect is ready for use with Pharmacy First.…

Published: 19 September 2025

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GPhC warns of emerging patient safety issues

In a letter to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy owners, Roz Gittins has highlighted concerns reported to the regulator and the importance of ensuring safe and effective pharmacy care for patients.…

Published: 8 August 2025

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Latest MEP reflects ‘growing complexity of pharmacy practice’

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s newest Medicines, Ethics and Practice is the professional guide for pharmacists’ 48th edition.…

Published: 21 July 2025

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NHS App to include pharmacy finder

The Department of Health and Social Care said the updated NHS App will include an AI tool to help patients find their nearest pharmacy, as well as best-rated providers of other clinical services.…

Published: 8 July 2025

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Integrated digital patient care records to be created following law change

The Scottish Parliament has backed an amendment to the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill, which states that all patients in Scotland must have a digital care record, to enable “secure and efficient sharing of data between health care and social services”.…

Published: 11 June 2025