Community pharmacy services

Person-centred structured medication reviews: the care home perspective

Primary care pharmacist Rachel Lewis shares her research into achieving person-centred care when reviewing care home residents' medication.…

All 42 integrated health boards in England submit bids for pharmacy independent prescribing services

Expressions of interest most commonly included services that focus on cardiovascular diseases, which would involve community pharmacists initiating antihypertensives and statins.…

Pharmacy First will be introduced in England in 2023, says government

NHS England has announced that the government will invest an extra £645m in community pharmacy over the next two years, part of which will fund a 'Pharmacy First' service.…

NICE says more evidence needed for newer UTI point-of-care tests

Several newer point-of-care tests were not recommended in latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, in which it concluded that more research needs to be carried out on their accuracy.…

Use of pharmacy common minor ailments service in Wales increased by almost 50% during winter 2022/2023

More than 100,000 pharmacy appointments were provided under the Welsh common minor ailments scheme in winter 2022/2023, a 46% increase on the previous winter.…

Community pharmacies to dispense COVID-19 antivirals from May 2023

A notice on the NHS Business Services Authority website says pharmacy contractors will be able to obtain COVID-19 antivirals "at no cost".…

Government to call for research on effect of ‘Pharmacy First’ schemes on antibiotic use

The National Institute for Health and Care Research's "pre-call" announcement said a common conditions service in England "will commence no earlier than the end of October 2023", subject to successful commissioning.…

Pharmacy prescribing service expected to launch in north west England from July 2023

Exclusive: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board hopes to launch a pharmacy independent prescribing pilot service in the summer of 2023.…

Lessons community pharmacy could learn from the junior doctors’ strike

The Pharmaceutical Journal's health policy columnist considers what pharmacists can take from the junior doctors' approach to industrial action.…

Pharmacy technicians able to carry out blood pressure checks under new service directions

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee said that technicians will also be able to deliver smoking cessation services.…