News Pharmacies deliver nearly 250,000 MenB vaccines since July 2026 Between 20 July 2026 and 31 August 2026, community pharmacies in England gave 246,089 doses of the MenB vaccine to young people under a NHS vaccination campaign.…Published: 3 September 2026
News Lack of clarity may make cholesterol service ‘unviable’ for community pharmacies Exclusive: NHS England has revealed that around 100 pharmacies in England will participate in a pilot to offer walk-in cholesterol check-ups for people aged 40–84 years who are not pregnant and have not had a blood test in the past year.…Published: 2 September 2026
News Pharmacist training sites to receive backdated funding uplift NHS England said that for the 2026/2027 academic year, eligible pharmacist training sites will receive a 3.3% increase in funding per trainee compared with 2025/2026.…Published: 2 September 2026
Feature Why do women in England’s poorest areas have lower rates of HRT prescribing? Hormone replacement therapy prescribing has more than doubled since 2020/2021, but new data show that deep regional and ethnic inequalities in prescribing remain.…Published: 1 September 2026
News More than 21,000 people with severe asthma receiving biologic treatment, says health minister Baroness Merron said that the figures were based on the number of requests for either new initiation or continuation of asthma biologic treatment received between June 2025 and May 2026.…Published: 28 August 2026
News NHS England announces Pharmacy First audit included in PQS for 2026/2027 NHS England said that the audit will assess the quality and completeness of clinical records made for Pharmacy First clinical pathways consultations.…Published: 28 August 2026
News Giardia infections rose by 11.4% in 2025, UKHSA data shows Between 2024 and 2025, London saw the highest number of Giardia infections with more than 1,500 cases, UK Health Security Agency data highlights.…Published: 27 August 2026
Opinion PJ view: Pharmacy must be central to Burnham’s plan to tackle regional health inequalities The Burnham government has pledged greater focus on addressing regional inequalities in the north of England. What does the pharmacy sector have to say about these plans?…Published: 26 August 2026
News Diabetes items made up one-fifth of NHS community prescription spend in 2025 NHS Business Services Authority data show that 83 million items for diabetes were prescribed to 4.1 million patients in England in 2025/2026.…Published: 24 August 2026
News More than 500 complaints made about EPS nomination theft in the past year Exclusive: The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed that between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026, 412 concerns were raised to the General Pharmaceutical Council, while 162 complaints were raised to integrated care boards.…Published: 20 August 2026
