ARRS staff linked to lower prescribing rates in GP practices, study results show Lower levels of prescribing could be attributed to the high number of pharmacists employed under the additional roles reimbursement scheme, the paper says.…
Access to PrEP from community pharmacies could be piloted from autumn 2025 Exclusive: The Welsh government said it would explore pharmacist involvement in a pilot scheme designed to improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis in the community.…
Prescribing dilemma: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for heart failure in an older patient The fourth article of our new prescribing dilemmas series, exploring real-world dilemmas that pharmacist prescribers encounter in clinical practice.…
Margaret Little (1933–2024)On 28 March 2024, Margaret Little MPharmS, aged 90 years, of London. Ms Little registered with the Society in 1957.…
Hospitals should review pharmacy support in emergency departments, says health safety investigation body In a report, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body recommends that hospitals evaluate their processes so that patients in need of time-critical medicines are identified as soon as possible upon admission.…
NHS data show significant variation in GP referrals to Pharmacy First across England Exclusive: GPs in one integrated care board area made more than 11,000 Pharmacy First referrals between 31 January and 30 September 2024, while in another the figure was lower than 650.…
UK needs robust vaccine development sector to prepare for next pandemic, says House of Lords committee A letter from the chair of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called on the government to create a “peacetimes vaccines taskforce”.…
Legislation enabling pharmacy professionals to supply take-home naloxone comes into force The decision to expand the list of healthcare professionals authorised to supply take-home naloxone aims to address the problem of opioid-related deaths making up the largest proportion of drug-related deaths in the UK.…
Alison Fewtrell (1936–2024)On 29 November 2024, Alison Fewtrell MPharmS, aged 88 years, of Bury, Greater Manchester. Mrs Fewtrell registered with the Society in 1958.…
Rakhi Aggarwal Primary care lead for medicines use and safety, NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service; and head of medicines optimisation, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board…
