Body cameras used by staff in one in five Boots stores The rollout of body camera technology across Boots pharmacy locations is aimed to make staff safer in response to increasing incidents of violence and aggression from customers.…
Long-term plan for NHS workforce must follow 2026 Senedd elections, says RPS The Welsh NHS Confederation and Wellbeing Alliance, which is supported by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, has urged the Welsh government to develop a workforce plan that expands training places and improves access to professional qualifications.…
Urgent reform needed to fulfil Pharmacy First potential, say pharmacy and GP leaders Exclusive: A joint letter from local pharmaceutical committees and local medical committees in London has called on the government to improve patient access to Pharmacy First.…
Only one-third of pharmacies will meet new Pharmacy First monthly payment requirements, warns CCA A report published by the Company Chemists' Association said new Pharmacy First bundling requirements may leave the service “financially unviable”.…
Pharmacy First passes 5 million consultations landmark Data also show that in the first 13 months of the service, acute sore throat was the most common condition that patients sought help for, with more than 800,000 Pharmacy First consultations.…
What difference will hub-and-spoke dispensing actually make? This month, our health policy columnist mulls over the true impact of the roll-out of hub-and-spoke community pharmacy prescription filling between different organisations.…
Pharmacy flu vaccine delivery to over-65s increased by 20 percentage points in five years Data from the UK Health Security Agency show that since 2019/2020, the proportion of vaccines administered to at-risk patients via community pharmacies rose from 11.4% to 26.7%.…
Take-home naloxone: could community pharmacies be the answer to tackling drug deaths? Legislation to widen access to the opioid antidote naloxone came into force in December 2024. Experts say the community pharmacy network could use these changes to make sure this life-saving medicine reaches those who need it.…
More than two-thirds of locums have experienced a drop in available shifts, survey finds The Pharmacists’ Defence Association survey also found that locum pharmacists were working less than they would like to.…
Prescription tracking app to be used by more than 5,000 pharmacies within a year, says NHS England NHS England said the tracking feature will reduce how long pharmacists spend on the phone and give them more time to offer advice to patients.…
