News 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…Published: 3 March 2021
News 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.…Published: 1 March 2021
News 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".…Published: 25 February 2021
News Pharmacy-led COVID-19 vaccination sites told they can cut appointments as supply dips COVID-19 vaccination sites run by community pharmacies have been advised by NHS England to offer appointments over just two or three days each week.…Published: 25 February 2021
News Government plans COVID-19 revaccination campaign Pharmacies "will be key" to the success of a COVID-19 revaccination programme in autumn/winter 2021.…Published: 23 February 2021
News NHS England lowers threshold for COVID-19 vaccination site applications Following talks with trade bodies, NHS England has reopened the application process and extended it to pharmacies able to administer up to 400 COVID-19 vaccinations per week.…Published: 17 February 2021
News Late-night pharmacy offers to vaccinate until 22:30 as it joins COVID-19 programme Woolwich Late Night Pharmacy in Greenwich, London, would consider administering COVID-19 vaccinations until 22:30 at night, if required.…Published: 19 January 2021
News Government should use community pharmacies to deliver 24/7 COVID-19 vaccination service, says Labour leader Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, has said he wants “to see every possible pharmacy deployed to help” in the COVID-19 vaccination programme.…Published: 15 January 2021
News Six pharmacies become first in the sector to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations Administration of COVID-19 vaccinations is under way at six community pharmacy sites, the first of hundreds to come.…Published: 14 January 2021
News England has lowest number of community pharmacies in five years, figures show Closures in 2019/2020 have resulted in the lowest number of community pharmacies in England since 2015/2016.…Published: 20 November 2020