PJ December 2025, Vol 317, No 8004

NHS England rejects CPE compensation claim for COVID-19 vaccination booking mix-up

In a briefing document, Community Pharmacy England's service development subcommittee described the response as “very disappointing”.…

Participation in commercial clinical trials falls for fourth year in a row, finds ABPI

An Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry report showed that although the number of trial participants increased, the proportion of people recruited to commercial trials was dropping.…

Collaboration to diversify trial participation through community pharmacies launched

The National Pharmacy Association and the Centre for Research Equity have outlined plans to develop a network of research sites in community pharmacies to support inclusive participation in research.…

Ngozi Kalu: ‘When research lacks representation, findings become biased and inequalities emerge’

As assistant director for research and evidence for the NHS Race and Health Observatory, Ngozi Kalu is at the epicentre of the organisation’s mission to end ethnic inequalities across the NHS.…

Medicines commission calls for greater clarity on risk of suicidal behaviour from antidepressants

The Commission on Human Medicines said wording in antidepressant patient information leaflets should be "strengthened" on the risk of suicidal behaviour.…

Electronic patient records pose risk to patient safety, watchdog warns

The Health Services Safety Investigations Body said that electronic patient records contributed to patient safety incidents when they lacked necessary functions and displayed inconsistencies in terms used.…

NICE cost-effectiveness thresholds increased as UK strikes trade deal with United States

The adjusted threshold could allow the approval of an additional three to five medicines for use on the NHS in England each year.…

RPS invites responses to pharmacogenomics prescribing consultation

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said that its draft pharmacogenomic resource offers reflections on how competencies taken from its ‘Competency framework for all prescribers’ apply to pharmacogenomics.…

Patient access to 24/7 palliative care medicines is ‘insufficient’, finds House of Commons-commissioned report

The report also suggested that there was a “postcode lottery” in integrated care board provision of palliative care and end-of-life services.…

All hospital pharmacists faced critical medicine shortage in 2024, survey finds

The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists’ 2025 shortages survey received responses from 859 hospital pharmacists across 36 countries, 21 of whom were based in the UK.…