PJ October 2025, Vol 316, No 8002

Pharmacy bodies join forces to urge pharmacy minister ‘to close £2.6bn funding gap’

Senior figures from pharmacy bodies also told pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock that “with the right support” pharmacies can contribute toward the aims of NHS's ten-year health plan via the expansion of services and the shifting of care into the community.…

How will a single national formulary change medicines provision?

The NHS ten-year plan, published in July 2025, includes the intention to create a single national formulary within two years. But what would a national formulary do and what difference would it make to patients?…

A new chapter in cancer care: how the Midlands is pioneering NHS–life sciences collaboration

Cancer survival in the UK has seen significant improvement over recent decades. Yet, cancer remains the country’s leading cause of premature death. Despite advances in diagnostics and treatment, systemic pressures and persistent inequalities continue to impact patient outcomes — challenges only …

Mpox vaccinations pushed as clade Ib identified in Europe

The UK Health Security Agency said that cases of the virus have been observed in countries with no known connection to clade lb mpox transmission.…

Pharmacy Inside Jobs: the pharmaceutical industry

In this episode of Pharmacy Inside Jobs, Sanjay Gudimetla talks about his role as a senior medical affairs manager within the pharmaceutical industry.…

Developing clinical practice through 50 years of a drug information network

Now is the time for the profession to celebrate the contributions to the development of clinical pharmacy, which followed the first meeting of regional drug information (DI) pharmacists 50 years ago on 28 November 1975 in Bristol. It quickly established the structure for a developing UK-wide DI netw…

Pharmacist job advertisements fall by almost one-fifth for the second year in a row

Office for National Statistics data, analysed by The Pharmaceutical Journal, show that the biggest regional drop in online job advertisements for pharmacists was in Yorkshire and the Humber.…

TB treatment can be resumed following ‘significant improvement’ in antimicrobial supply

The Scottish government said that available licensed stock and unlicensed imports of antimicrobial medicines “should be optimised to ensure continuity of patient treatment”.…

Coroner raises concerns following opioid overdose after hospital discharge letter was lost

A patient was given both his new and previously prescribed opioid medication, leading to an overdose, a report from the coroner for the City of Sunderland found.…

How to improve pharmacy services by integrating trauma-informed care

An overview of how implementing trauma-informed care and psychologically-informed environments in pharmacy settings can improve patient outcomes.…