Increasing injectable medicines ten-fold could release time equivalent to 4,000 extra nurses, report says The production of injectable medicines in England could be increased from the current 3.4 million individual doses to more than 40 million per year.…
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales remain at record levels, ONS report shows Deaths related to drug poisoning remained at record levels in 2019, according to figures published by the Office of National Statistics.…
Budget for already delayed PrEP rollout in England cut by almost a third The budget for a phased rollout of pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs by local authorities in England has been cut by almost a third.…
Unsafe methotrexate prescribing remains common in England, study finds Unsafe methotrexate prescribing has gradually reduced but is still common, with substantial variation between general practices in England, a study in the British Journal of General Practice has found.…
Nikki Kanani: ‘Shortages of the right pharmacists in some areas has been an issue’ The director of primary care at NHS England speaks about growing up in a pharmacy, her hopes for the sector and how to protect pharmacists from burnout.…
Charity questions readiness for PrEP to be routinely available by April 2020 The Terrence Higgins Trust has expressed doubt over the government’s ability to meet its deadline of making pre-exposure prophylaxis routinely available on the NHS in England from April 2020.…
Community pharmacy referral scheme is not a new concept The community pharmacist consultation service has been lauded since it was announced in July 2019, but it is similar to schemes that have been tried in recent years.…
Top ten most popular articles from Your RPS in 2019 There have been big changes across the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in 2019: it has been a year of new faces, new campaigns, new publications and, for the RPS in Scotland, a new home.…
More than 40% of adults in England have a long-term condition, survey reveals Results from a survey of almost 8,200 adults has found that more than 40% of adults in England are living with at least one long-term medical condition.…
Simon Dukes: ‘The government won’t say how many pharmacies it wants to close’ The chief negotiator for community pharmacy in England on the new contract he agreed with ministers, and what it means for the future of community pharmacy.…
