Prescribing of dependency forming medicines ‘moving in the right direction’ but challenges remain NHS Business Services Authority data reveals that in 2025/2026, the number of prescriptions for opioids decreased by 8% compared with 2016/2017.…
Pharmacy Inside Jobs: sports pharmacist Mark Stuart explains how he went from pharmacist volunteer to superintendent of the Olympic Games and reveals the key role pharmacists play in supporting athletes.…
Devolution revolution: what could Andy Burnham mean for community pharmacy? With Andy Burnham now installed as prime minister, here’s what we know about his plans to devolve power and how the Manchester health model he oversaw could impact pharmacies across England.…
NHS England seeking provider for pharmacy technician clinical training The training is aimed to ensure that pharmacy technicians “maximise their capability in the delivery of extended clinical services” and support patient safety.…
MenB vaccine supply ‘bolstered’ for NHS England pharmacy campaign NHS England has said that under its meningitis B vaccination service, around 135,000 bookings were made for the jab during the first week of the campaign’s launch.…
More than 1 million contraception appointments delivered by pharmacies in six months The 1,007,415 pharmacy contraception service consultations included 375,040 emergency hormonal contraception consultations.…
Members of the public recruited as Pharmacy First ambassadors Under this NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly and NHS Devon-led initiative, ambassadors will help spread awareness of Pharmacy First services by sharing their own experiences.…
Health news round-up: coffee, ADHD prescribing, and GLP-1s and hair loss The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
NHS England could mobilise pharmacists in mass casualty incidents under new framework According to its framework on the management of mass casualty incidents, NHS England said that community pharmacies would offer support to people who go directly to pharmacies with minor injuries or health concerns following such an event.…
Negotiator to challenge prime minister on business rates relief Community Pharmacy England said it had made a “clear case” for business rates relief during funding negotiations and will put these arguments to Andy Burnham's government.…
