PJ September 2026, Vol 317, No 8013

Lack of clarity may make cholesterol service ‘unviable’ for community pharmacies

Exclusive: NHS England has revealed that around 100 pharmacies in England will participate in a pilot to offer walk-in cholesterol check-ups for people aged 40–84 years who are not pregnant and have not had a blood test in the past year.…

Pharmacist training sites to receive backdated funding uplift

NHS England said that for the 2026/2027 academic year, eligible pharmacist training sites will receive a 3.3% increase in funding per trainee compared with 2025/2026.…

Lost in fine print: how patient information leaflets are failing patients

Is it time for there to be a change in how patient information leaflets are presented in order to improve health literacy and cut down on accidental double dosing?…

Government ‘intends to explore’ expanding advance payments to pharmacy students

Mahendra Patel, chair of the Royal College of Pharmacy’s English Pharmacy Advisory Council, said that pharmacy students “should have the same access to support” as trainees for other healthcare professions.…

Best practice for clopidogrel prescribing

An overview of the considerations for prescribing clopidogrel, as well as how to provide effective patient counselling on the drug's use.…

GP-led walk-in pilot could duplicate existing services, says Royal College of Pharmacy

A joint statement issued by three healthcare practitioner leadership bodies in Scotland has noted that the walk-in centres could also widen health inequalities.…

Why do women in England’s poorest areas have lower rates of HRT prescribing?

Hormone replacement therapy prescribing has more than doubled since 2020/2021, but new data show that deep regional and ethnic inequalities in prescribing remain.…