College of Mental Health Pharmacy

Bridging the mental health gap: the role of pharmacists 

Although significant progress has been made in recruiting pharmacists into community mental health teams, there is wide variation across England and more work needs to be done to embed pharmacy support for patients with severe mental illness.…

Fall in uptake for funded mental health pharmacy training

Exclusive: Half of the places on the University of Bradford's ‘Specialist mental health pharmacist training pathway’ for 2024/2025 have been filled.…

Rapid-acting antidepressants face a slow journey to wider use

Evidence is mounting for the effectiveness of rapid-acting antidepressants for treatment-resistant depression — but will their use ever take off in the NHS?…

Schizophrenia drug shortage affecting patient care, College of Mental Health Pharmacy warns

Supplies of aripiprazole 10mg tablets are low until late August 2022 and there is "limited scope for alternatives".…

Health bodies make ‘urgent’ call to Matt Hancock to intervene in the proposed withdrawal of bipolar drug

The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has been urged to “personally intervene” so that bipolar drug Priadel remains available in the UK with an appropriate pricing structure.…

How pharmacist Nikki Holmes helps mental health patients on their journey from high secure services to recovery

Nikki Holmes is head of pharmacy for forensic services at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, as well as immediate past president of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy. Here she talks to Julia Robinson about forensic mental health, how she entered the field and why she could never go…

New CPPE learning campaign focuses on mental health

A new interactive learning campaign from the Centre for Postgraduate Pharmacy Education (CPPE) focuses on mental illness, and how pharmacists and their teams can support patients with mental health conditions.…

Intercollegiate report recommends how to improve the physical health of patients with severe mental illness

‘Improving the physical health of adults with severe mental illness: essential actions’ makes practical recommendations for changes to help adults with severe mental illness receive the same standard of physical healthcare as the general population.…