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 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
News Coroner issues warning after fatal penicillin treatment The coroner’s report said hospital admission records showed no known drug allergies, despite the patient’s GP record stating an allergy to penicillin.…Published: 6 August 2025
News Homecare medicines linked to fewer A&E visits and bed days A report published by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry suggests that the drop in the number of hospital bed days could bring significant cost savings to the NHS.…Published: 1 August 2025
News NHS data show drop in prescribing of dependency-forming medicines The medicines featured in the NHS Business Services Authority report include gabapentinoids, opioids, benzodiazepines and Z-drugs.…Published: 31 July 2025
News TB medicines shortage to last until end of 2025 A national patient safety alert has asked hospital procurement teams to review current stocks and work towards accessing licensed and unlicensed supplies, where available.…Published: 31 July 2025
News 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
News Draft legislation sets out future of pharmacy supervision The Department of Health and Social Care said that it expects the legislation to come into effect by the end of 2025, with a one-year transition period for the creation of professional standards and guidance.…Published: 18 July 2025
News Pharmacies can be ‘soul of communities’, says pharmacy minister as draft supervision legislation due to be published Exclusive: Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock said that the proposed reforms to pharmacy supervision “address existing inefficiencies” in how pharmacists personally supervise all operational aspects.…Published: 17 July 2025
Opinion Prescribing pharmacists are delivering beyond their pay grade Why it is time for Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme funding to catch up and match the scope of what prescribing pharmacists deliver in practice.…Published: 17 July 2025
