Community pharmacy services

Pharmacy minor ailment scheme discontinued after NHS England OTC guidance

Four Derbyshire clinical commissioning groups will no longer commission Pharmacy First, a minor ailments service, in response to NHS England guidance to restrict prescribing of over-the-counter medicines for minor, self-limiting or short-term conditions.…

Group practice model part of PDA vision for integrated care

A vision for community pharmacy, which aims to move its focus towards a role at the heart of direct patient care, has been unveiled by the Pharmacists’ Defence Association.…

No plans to commission national minor ailment scheme in England, says pharmacy minister

There are no plans to commission a national minor ailment scheme in England, pharmacy minister, Steve Brine, has said in a letter to the shadow health minister.…

NHS England’s outsourcing of primary care support ‘a long way below acceptable standard’

A report from the National Audit Office says that support services provided to pharmacists, GPs, dentists and opticians are “a long way below an acceptable standard” after NHS England and Capita misunderstood the risks in outsourcing primary care support services.…

East of England Co-op puts all six pharmacies up for sale

The East of England Co-operative Society is pulling out of community pharmacy in Suffolk and has put all six of its branches up for sale.…

Training pharmacists in travel health

Pharmacist and pharmacy services manager at Hibernian Healthcare, Nadira Callachand, has developed an e-learning travel health vaccination programme for pharmacists, soon to be launched in the UK.…

Mixing medicines and MasterChef

Pharmacist Moonira Hinglotwala talks about her passion for pharmacy, and her experience on the BBC television show, MasterChef.…

Breadth and number of community pharmacy services increasing, EU survey shows

Pharmacies across Europe offer a wide range of services, including medicines disposal, medicine reviews, dossette boxes, new medicines services, measurement and testing for various conditions, and disease management, a European survey has found.…

Introducing the Stay Well Pharmacy campaign

Bruce Warner, deputy chief pharmaceutical officer for England, presents the Stay Well Pharmacy campaign, a new national initiative launched by NHS England.…

Enhancing pharmacy services across NHS Scotland

Chief pharmaceutical officer for Scotland Rose Marie Parr provides an overview of the nine commitments for improving pharmaceutical care in NHS Scotland and making it an integral part of evolving NHS services.…