Community pharmacy supervision does not mean overseeing ‘individual transactions’, pharmacy bodies determine The cross-sector group of seven pharmacy sector organisations says public, primary and secondary legislation should be updated to reflect its supervision recommendations.…
Pharmacy bodies write to government over ‘lack of engagement’ with sector in long-term workforce plan Leadership bodies have written to health minister Will Quince to ask for reassurance that "the entire pharmacy workforce" will be included in the government's NHS workforce plan.…
Everything you need to know about ‘hub-and-spoke’ dispensing A look at the government's controversial proposals that it claims will make community pharmacy in the UK more efficient.…
Number of pharmacists working in primary care networks has increased by a third over past year The number of full-time equivalent primary care network pharmacists in England has risen from 2,552 in 2021 to 3,294 in 2022.…
NHS to appoint community pharmacy leads for each integrated health system A total of 42 community pharmacy clinical lead posts will be created across England from April 2022.…
Nearly one in five pharmacist roles vacant in parts of England, report finds Exclusive: A survey has found a 9% full-time equivalent vacancy rate in community pharmacy across England.…
Malcolm Harrison: ‘Expect considerable pressure from staff shortages in the next 18 months’ Malcolm Harrison, lobbyist for the UK’s largest pharmacy chains, talks apprenticeships, branch closures and the digital challenge for pharmacy.…
Community pharmacy model needs updating, CCA chief says Community pharmacy needs a more agile legislative and regulatory framework, chief executive of the Company Chemists’ Association has said.…
Emergency contraception services should be commissioned nationally as part of community pharmacy contract, CCA says The Company Chemists’ Association has called on NHS England and other healthcare bodies to establish a single national pharmacy specification for emergency hormonal contraception services to be used by all healthcare commissioners in England.…
More blood pressure services should be commissioned through community pharmacy, says Company Chemists’ Association More blood pressure services should be commissioned through community pharmacy to support goals set out in the ‘NHS Long-Term Plan’, the Company Chemists’ Association has said.…
