Community pharmacy

Stronger regulatory oversight needed for self-testing kits, review concludes

Authors of the cross-sectional review found that nearly three-quarters of over-the-counter testing kits “did not progress or close care pathways”.…

Pharmacies to offer children’s flu vaccinations from October 2025

The NHS England advanced service will enable community pharmacies to opt in and expand the delivery of vaccines to children too young to be offered them in school.…

Dale and Appelbe’s Pharmacy and Medicines Law: covering ‘essential ground in the most highly regulated areas of healthcare’

As the 13th edition of Dale and Appelbe’s Pharmacy and Medicines Law is printed for the final time before moving online, its authors Chris Langley and David Reissner reveal what has changed in this latest edition and reiterate its significance for anyone working in pharmacy.…

Latest MEP reflects ‘growing complexity of pharmacy practice’

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society's newest Medicines, Ethics and Practice is the professional guide for pharmacists' 48th edition.…

The pharmacists leading the future of diabetes care

Puja Nathwani shares how a new fellowship programme, launched in May 2025, is equipping pharmacists to lead local diabetes hubs — easing pressure on hospitals, improving community care and putting the NHS ten-year plan into action.…

Independent review uncovers ‘extreme financial pressures’ on community pharmacy services

The NHS England-commissioned review looked at clinical services provided under the community pharmacy contract for 2019 to 2024.…

RPS announces support for pharmacists offering facilitated self-selection of P medicines

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said its new position “recognises changes in practice”.…

‘Many students’ struggling to access DPPs as deadline approaches

Health minister Karin Smyth has also revealed that NHS England does not yet know how many DPPs are in place to support trainee pharmacists from the end of July 2025, ahead of the new foundation year.…

Pharmacies to trial test for risk of oesophageal cancer

NHS England said that the “heartburn health check” could help transfer care from hospitals to the community, as part of the NHS ten-year health plan.…

A call to improve communication of reproductive risks of long-term medications 

I am writing to highlight a concern that often goes unaddressed in everyday clinical practice: the inconsistent communication between healthcare professionals and people of childbearing potential, regarding the reproductive risks associated with long-term medications. This concern has emerged follow…