Why strong pharmacy leadership is essential for the NHS’s next decade With the NHS facing reform and funding cuts, pharmacy must step up with clear, strategic leadership — or risk being sidelined in decisions that shape patient care and the future of medicines.…
Rise in prescriptions incorrectly claimed under HRT pre-payment scheme Sertraline was the most common medication claimed for via the HRT prescription prepayment certificate, despite not being on the list of included medicines.…
NHS ten-year plan: what role will pharmacies play in neighbourhood health teams? A closer look at details of the NHS ten-year plan’s pledge to create neighbourhood health teams has unearthed some sector-wide concerns about pharmacy’s involvement.…
Almost 400,000 people have used NHS App prescription tracker Around 1,650 community pharmacies, including every Boots pharmacy in England, are now offering the service, say NHS England.…
Patients with head and neck cancer to be fast-tracked into NHS vaccine trial The investigational mRNA cancer vaccine will be trialled across 15 NHS hospitals over 12 months, the third cancer vaccine trial to be run through the NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad.…
Pharmacy First: are insufficient GP referrals hindering its success? Despite ambitions to shift care from GPs to community pharmacies, uptake of the Pharmacy First service remains patchy. Here, exclusive GP referral data reveal what’s driving regional variation and what pharmacists say needs to change.…
NHS data show drop in prescribing of dependency-forming medicines The medicines featured in the NHS Business Services Authority report include gabapentinoids, opioids, benzodiazepines and Z-drugs.…
PJ view: NHS ten-year plan raises more questions than answers The NHS ten-year plan sets out well-meaning ambitions for prevention, digital innovation and an expanded role for pharmacy — but with limited detail on delivery and funding, concerns remain about how these goals will be achieved.…
Number of adults prescribed ADHD medication rises by a quarter Data from NHS Business Services Authority show that in 2024/2025, 190,000 adults in England were prescribed medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.…
Pharmacies to offer children’s flu vaccinations from October 2025 The NHS England advanced service will enable community pharmacies to opt in and expand the delivery of vaccines to children too young to be offered them in school.…
