Community pharmacy services

Five ways to promote self-care for you and your team during COVID-19

It is more important than ever to ensure the wellbeing of the frontline pharmacy workforce; here are some tips on how this can be done.…

COVID-19 medicines delivery scheme in Wales to include logistics software

The Welsh government has announced that DBS-checked volunteers will be used to help community pharmacists deliver medicines to vulnerable patients, and a software system will be installed in every pharmacy to ensure there is an audit trail for the deliveries.…

Community pharmacists will have access to NHS staff testing for COVID-19

Community pharmacists will be able to access testing for COVID-19 as part of a government drive to get frontline NHS staff, who are currently self-isolating, back to work.…

Community pharmacies to use volunteers for patient medication deliveries

Community pharmacies will be asked to make use of NHS England’s ‘volunteer army’ to deliver medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic, NHS England has said.…

Pharmacies across the UK close ‘intermittently’ to cope with increasing pressures from COVID-19

Exclusive: Pharmacies across the UK are closing intermittently throughout each day to maintain staff wellbeing and patient safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Pharmacists are on the front line of COVID-19, but they need help too

An urgent package of funding and support is required to enable pharmacists to support vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Pharmacy inspections stopped as GPhC inspectors switch to ‘supportive role’

The General Pharmaceutical Council has announced it will be stopping all routine inspections of pharmacies from 17 March 2020.…

‘Unprecedented demand’ for OTC painkillers as COVID-19 outbreak spreads

The owner of LloydsPharmacy has said there is “unprecedented demand” for over-the-counter painkillers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

‘Significant’ fall in referrals to GPs since introduction of pharmacy consultation service

NHS 111 has seen a 6% drop in referrals to GP surgeries since the community pharmacist consultation service was launched in October 2019, according to Anne Joshua, head of pharmacy integration at NHS England and NHS Improvement.…

London minor ailments scheme to close at end of March 2020

The ‘Pharmacy first’ scheme — distinct from the Scottish service of the same name — will close on 31 March 2020.…