Community pharmacy services

Increase in overseas pharmacists applying to train to work in Great Britain

Exclusive: There have been 725 applications for the Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme since March 2022.…

Pharmacy negotiators in talks with government to relax opening hours as contractors face ‘critical situation’

In a statement, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee said some pharmacies had already been forced to stop taking patient phone calls and end medicines delivery services because of financial pressures.…

How our pharmacy hub saves more than 1,500 GP appointments a year

By signing up to the integrated pharmacy hub, GPs in Newcastle are saving valuable time and improving care.…

A third of patients have high blood pressure under community pharmacy case-finding service

NHS England has listed the service under a range of 'high-impact interventions' and says that pharmacies could carry out 2.5 million blood pressure checks in 2023/2024.…

NHS to spend up to £28.6m on campaign directing patients to community pharmacy for minor ailments

The 'Help us, help you' campaign is aimed to support the priorities set out in the 'NHS long-term plan' to reduce pressure on other NHS services.…

Pharmacy negotiator criticises ‘reckless’ media campaign directing patients to community pharmacy for minor ailments

Exclusive: The campaign is part of the government's ‘Help us help you’ programme.…

Pharmacy negotiators in renewed talks with government on ‘Pharmacy First’ service in England 

Speaking at the NHS Providers conference, Steve Barclay said the government is looking at how to progress Pharmacy First as a way of improving access to general practice.…

Don’t dismiss fears over switching generics, take it from two cancer ‘thrivers’

Ruth Edwards and Avril Chester share their experience of the impact medicines shortages can have on people who rely on long-term medicines after cancer treatment.…

‘Working during the COVID-19 pandemic has broken me’

I feel compelled to write my first letter to The Pharmaceutical Journal. I have had a 33-year career in community pharmacy. I have worked full time for the majority of that time; however, by December 2022 I was done — burnt out. I had pushed myself through the COVID-19 pandemic to be the '…

New RPS standards recommend that community pharmacies should ‘proactively manage’ palliative care medicines

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and charity Marie Curie propose the development of multidisciplinary team working, so that pharmacy teams are aware of patients' support needs.…