PJ view: What are your ambitions for the future of pharmacy practice? The Pharmaceutical Journal wants to hear about your local ‘vision’ for the future of pharmacy and examples of forward-thinking services that could be replicated elsewhere.…
Pilot sites for community pharmacies to refer patients with signs of possible cancer delayed Exclusive: Pharmacy representatives from two of the the four areas that had signed up to provide the pilot service have said they are experiencing delays, while one cancer alliance has pulled out of the scheme.…
Are editorials worthy of a second look? This month’s pick of academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
Spotlight: Deprescribing research In this episode of The PJ Pod, we focus on deprescribing research in community pharmacy.…
More than half of hospital trusts exceed target to discharge patients to community pharmacies, says government The Department of Health and Social Care said 52% of NHS trusts have referred more than 1.5% of patients to community pharmacies through the Discharge Medicines Service.…
Pharmacists can do more to bridge the safety gaps for people with learning disabilities People with learning disabilities are more likely to be taking multiple medicines, but labels are not designed with them in mind — it is time to pay more attention to this patient group’s needs.…
Pharmacy2U joins the Company Chemists’ Association In a statement, the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) said Pharmacy2U “is strongly aligned with the CCA's mission of enabling community pharmacy evolution”.…
LloydsPharmacy ceases operating 90% of branches in 18 months Exclusive: LloydsPharmacy is running 138 pharmacies in October 2023, compared with 1,338 pharmacies in March 2022, General Pharmaceutical Council figures show.…
Eating disorders: identification, treatment and support Pharmacists are well positioned to identify the signs and symptoms of an eating disorder and can provide access to sources of help and support.…
Number of community pharmacies in England falls for fifth year in a row There was a net loss of 91 community pharmacies in England in 2022/2023.…