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How the introduction of an electronic pharmaceutical care plan improved hospital inpatient care

Around 237 million medication errors occur in England each year​[1]​. When patients transition between primary and secondary care, they are at significant risk of experiencing unintended changes to their medication​[2]​. One approach to reduce these errors is the adoption of technology, incl…

PJ view: Pharmacies should not have to beg to have their COVID-19 costs reimbursed

Despite the prime minister stating that he wanted community pharmacies to have their costs reimbursed "as soon as possible", this has not been the case, leaving pharmacies out of pocket.…

Pandemic Delivery Service funding nearly doubles as eligibility expands to include NHS Test and Trace isolators

Payments for the Pandemic Delivery Service will increase from up to £20.11 per day to £37.34, while patients told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace will now also be eligible.…

Pharmacy-led vaccination centres to double to 400 sites by end of March 2021

Pharmacy minister Jo Churchill told the House of Commons the government is still in discussions about the reimbursement of COVID-19 costs incurred by community pharmacies.…

RPS joins APTUK and NHS England to launch action plan for inclusive pharmacy practice

The joint plan will include actions that pharmacy teams should incorporate into practice to “benefit the health of our diverse communities”.…

Pharmacy regulator to publish ‘diversity data’ around fitness-to-practise cases

The General Pharmaceutical Council has said it will publish diversity data related to fitness-to-practise cases in order to understand and address potential discrimination.…

PCN pharmacists complete more than 12,000 structured medication reviews in six months

Between April and September 2020, 12,222 structured medication reviews were completed by pharmacists working in primary care networks.…

Community pharmacies face pandemic-related costs of ‘£400m and rising’, says negotiator

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee wrote to chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of the spring Budget for 2021, setting out the cost of the COVID-19 pandemic to pharmacies…

Prescribing of simple analgesia fell by just 4% since NHS England OTC prescribing guidance, study shows

Researchers also found diversity across the country in whether, or how closely, clinical commissioning groups have taken up NHS England's guidance.…

Pharmacy-led COVID-19 vaccination sites to open in places of worship to increase take-up

The move to offer vaccinations in places of worship is part of wider plans "to address vaccine inequalities".…