PJ view: A coherent strategy, with investment, is needed to truly shift healthcare from ‘sickness to prevention’ To achieve the government’s planned shift from “treating sickness to prevention”, there also needs to be a overhaul in funding and how this is prioritised.…
Will new hub-and-spoke legislation change anything for pharmacies on the ground? As the government trials a new model for hub-and-spoke dispensing, experts have voiced concerns that it will only be the larger community pharmacy players that will benefit in practice.…
Most respiratory infections treated with OTCs and self-care under Pharmacy Quality Scheme Researchers revealed that the most common over-the-counter treatments accepted by patients were pain relief medication, expectorant cough syrups, throat lozenges and oral decongestants.…
Community pharmacies in Wales to receive 4% funding uplift Jeremy Miles, Welsh cabinet secretary for health and social care, said the 4% funding increase for community pharmacy equates to an additional £7m in 2025/2026, which is almost a 30% increase in funding compared with 2016/2017.…
Health news round-up: men’s health, AMR and nuclear fuel turned cancer drug A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…
APPG calls for Pharmacy First to be national walk-in service The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy’s report on the future of community pharmacy in England warned that “without urgent reform, patients will lose access to vital services”.…
Management of cold and flu symptoms Pharmacies are often a first port of call for people with symptoms of cold and flu. This article outlines treatment strategies available and how to counsel patients effectively.…
How to implement a naloxone supply approach in hospitals An overview of how the distribution of naloxone in hospitals can be implemented to reduce drug-related deaths and overdoses in vulnerable communities.…
Behavioural self-assessment tool can encourage medicines adherence The ‘Social, Psychological, Usage and Rational’ tool measures the medicines non-adherence risk of patients by analysing social, psychological, usage and rational drivers.…
Four in ten patients cannot have pharmacy consultations added to their records Exclusive: An analysis conducted by The Pharmaceutical Journal has found that between October 2024 and September 2025, 70–75% of patient record updates sent to GP practices by pharmacies using CegedimRx were rejected by their system.…
