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Pharmacy contract for 2026/2027 delayed

Community Pharmacy England said that it is “not yet clear” when negotiations will conclude.…

President elected for Royal College of Pharmacy

The newly established national pharmacy advisory councils also elected vice president/chairs, vice chairs and Senate members.…

Petition urges government to extend NHS support fund to fully include pharmacy students

The petition highlights that the travel reimbursement that pharmacy students are able to claim under the current rules does not address wider financial pressures that they may face.…

GPhC announces 6% rise in registration fees

From September 2026, pharmacist renewal fees will increase by £17 a year to £310, pharmacy technician fees by £8 to £146, and pharmacy premises fees by £25 to £441.…

First neighbourhood health centres to open by 2027

The government said that up to £50m has been pledged to support the rollout of the first 27 neighbourhood health centres across England.…

Data that drive change

Every day across England, community pharmacy teams are doing extraordinary work under extraordinary pressures. Across the sector, we’re seeing growing workloads, overwhelming medicine supply and pricing issues, and the increasing challenge of meeting patient needs with fewer resources – all of w…

Pharmacy teams subjected to racism, threats and violence

A survey by Community Pharmacy England of more than 3,000 pharmacy premises revealed that 21% of respondents experienced verbal abuse on a daily basis.…

New training standards for overseas pharmacists to include prescribing

Proposed changes to training standards for internationally qualified pharmacists could replace the current registration routes with a single year of integrated academic learning and learning in practice.…

Pharmacists ‘perfectly placed’ to deliver nationally commissioned weight-loss service, MPs told

Attendees of the Health and Social Care Committee session emphasised the importance of “wrap-around care” alongside prescribing GLP-1 medicines.…

Pharmacy research: driving safer outcomes in substance misuse

Research offers a crucial opportunity in shaping healthcare policy and practice, particularly in the developing landscape of substance misuse.…