Community pharmacies in Scotland receive £20m cash injection Additional funding is being given to ease pressures on community pharmacies that have been created by price increases in medicines.…
Spotlight: Questions over Pharmacy First In this episode of The PJ Pod, we take a look at the plans to introduce a 'Pharmacy First' service in England by the end of 2023.…
Community Pharmacy Scotland rejects government’s funding offer for 2023/2024 The Community Pharmacy Scotland Board unanimously rejected the Scottish government's funding offer, saying it fears it "is not enough to keep our world-leading services running".…
Pharmacists as scientists: debunking cancer myths using stories to communicate The pick of the latest academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
Health secretary asked to address ‘critical lack of capacity’ in oncology departments A joint letter to Steve Barclay from a group of cancer care organisations highlights a range of areas where it says NHS England and the UK government could further support oncology departments.…
Rowlands acquires 30 LloydsPharmacy branches in Scotland The acquisition follows LloydsPharmacy's previous announcement of the closure of its stores based in Sainsbury's supermarkets.…
Government claims it has hit target to recruit 26,000 additional general practice staff one year early The data used by the Department for Health and Social Care to hit its 26,000 recruitment target includes some roles that are not covered by the 'Additional rolls reimbursement scheme'.…
Community pharmacies should publicise availability of ‘critical’ palliative medicines, RPS standards recommend The end-of-life standards suggest that groups of pharmacies should find a way to share information on local or national medicines supply chain problems.…
Finding the path or losing the plot? The rocky road towards community pharmacy prescribing This month, The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist evaluates NHS England’s primary care recovery plan and what it means for pharmacy prescribing.…
NHS England looking to increase international recruitment of pharmacists Leanne Clews, pharmacy dean at NHS England, said there was a need to look at education and training pathways into the Overseas Pharmacists' Assessment Programme.…
