Community pharmacy services

GPhC will not investigate Boots over claims it put pharmacists under unacceptable workplace pressure

The General Pharmaceutical Council has decided not to investigate Boots over allegations that it placed unacceptable pressure on pharmacists to perform medicines use reviews.…

NHS England may be thinking of decommissioning MURs and new medicine service, PSNC fears

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has expressed concerns that the findings of a review into clinical pharmacy services may be used to decommission the medicines use review service.…

NICE scrutinises community pharmacy’s role in health promotion

A consultation on the role and cost effectiveness of community pharmacy and its contribution to the promotion of health and wellbeing has been launched by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.…

Voting for I Love My Pharmacist 2016 now open

Members of the public can now vote for their favourite regional finalist in the I Love My Pharmacist Award 2016.…

PSNC, RPS and Pharmacy Voice to join forces and publish forward view for community pharmacy

Pharmacy bodies are working together to develop their own forward view as government rejects PSNC’s counterproposals to £170m cuts.…

Meet the regional finalists of I Love My Pharmacist: Northern England

The public has until 21 July 2016 to vote for their favourite regional finalist of the 2016 I Love My Pharmacist Award. The pharmacist with the highest number of votes in each region will then meet with the judging panel who will decide the 2016 champion.…

Meet the regional finalists of I Love My Pharmacist: Midlands and East

The public has until 21 July 2016 to vote for their favourite regional finalist of the 2016 I Love My Pharmacist Award. The pharmacist with the highest number of votes in each region will then meet with the judging panel who will decide the 2016 champion.…

Meet the regional finalists of I Love My Pharmacist: Southern England and the Channel Islands

The public has until 21 July 2016 to vote for their favourite regional finalist of the 2016 I Love My Pharmacist Award. The pharmacist with the highest number of votes in each region will then meet with the judging panel who will decide the 2016 champion.…

Meet the regional finalists of I Love My Pharmacist: Wales

The public has until 21 July 2016 to vote for their favourite regional finalist of the 2016 I Love My Pharmacist Award. The pharmacist with the highest number of votes in each region will then meet with the judging panel who will decide the 2016 champion.…

Final decision on pharmacy funding cuts expected in July, health minister reveals

The government aims to communicate its final decision on the proposed £170m community pharmacy cuts in early July 2016, health minister Alastair Burt told a House of Commons debate on 24 May 2016.…