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.…
Gabapentin, pregabalin and oxycodone prescriptions in England increased each year between 2013 and 2018 Prescriptions for gabapentin, pregabalin and oxycodone increased year on year between 2013 and 2018 across primary care in England, study results published in the British Journal of General Practice show.…
Number of clinical pharmacists expected to work in PCNs rises to 7,500 by 2023/2024 The number of clinical pharmacists needed to work in the new primary care networks in England by 2023/2024 could be as high as 7,500, according to a calculation by London GPs.…
More than 500,000 patients in England were prescribed an opioid for over three years, PHE finds A review published by Public Health England has found that more than 500,000 patients in England were continuously prescribed an opioid for three years or more, despite a lack of evidence showing their efficacy in the long term.…
Five important features of the new community pharmacy contract A summary of the main points of the new contract that community pharmacists in England need to know about before October 2019.…
One in seven five-year olds are not fully protected against MMR, warns PHE Around 90,000 five-year-olds in England are not fully up to date with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, according to data from Public Health England.…
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales reach record levels, says ONS The number of drug-related deaths in England and Wales has reached a record high, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.…
