Putting Pharmacy First: a welcome change of policy Pharmacy First requires careful implementation but provides an opportunity, says The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist.…
Principles of effective history taking when prescribing An accurate patient history provides a foundation for assessing the best options for patients and preventing errors. This article outlines principles and approaches that can help prescribers to gather information effectively.…
PJ view: The success of Pharmacy First is in the government’s hands Now that a launch date has been set for Pharmacy First in England, the government must deploy clear communication to patients about the service in order for it to reach its full potential.…
LloydsPharmacy sells all of its community pharmacy branches Hallo Healthcare Group, the parent company of LloydsPharmacy, announced in a statement that 99% of its branches would remain open under different ownership.…
Pharmacists provide antibiotics only where clinically appropriate, minor ailments scheme data show Data from community pharmacies in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board area have shown 71% of women with a UTI and 55% of patients with a sore throat received antibiotics from the pharmacy.…
Test yourself: communication and person-centred practice for prescribing An opportunity to test your knowledge on core prescribing skills and approaches.…
Supporting an early-career researcher in uncovering the barriers to wider pharmacy research The Pharmacy Research Advisory Group shares how it supported a clinical Fellow in finding out why research is not a core function of all clinical pharmacists’ roles.…
Scottish government to publish review of automated technology in community pharmacies The technology being trialled includes robotic process automation, automated medicine storage systems, barcode scanners and prescription collection kiosks.…
Northern Ireland doubles number of pharmacy undergraduates since 2020 The Pharmacy Futures Campaign NI was launched in 2020 to build capacity across the pharmacy workforce.…
Community pharmacy network could cease to exist without funding overhaul, MPs warned Pharmacy representatives have warned a government inquiry into pharmacy that a lack of core funding will slowly erode community pharmacy businesses.…