Pharmacists to improve provision of palliative care medicines under proposed five-year strategy The Scottish government has set out plans to provide better access to high-quality palliative care by 2030, as well as the provision of clear medicines information for patients and their families.…
Number of independent prescribers rose by 37% in 2023, reveals NHS workforce survey Responses to the annual survey recorded 1,494 full-time equivalent independent prescriber roles, up 37% on the 1,087 recorded the year before.…
Scottish government to replace paper prescriptions by 2026 The ‘Digital prescribing and dispensing programme’ is aimed to introduce an advanced electronic signature that will replace the wet signature on prescriptions.…
Electronic prescription service used to dispense 100,000 items Digital Health and Care Wales said the 100,000th medication was dispensed in Boots Old Colwyn in Conwy, North Wales.…
Changes to hub-and-spoke legislation will be delayed, government tells CPE Community Pharmacy England says it has been told by the Department for Health and Social Care that the changes will not happen from 1 January 2025 as planned.…
Community pharmacies to receive increase in funding worth £13.2m for 2024/2025 Community Pharmacy Scotland has accepted a £13.2m uplift in the country's community pharmacy remuneration global sum, bringing the total to £232.7m for 2024/2025.…
Almost 14,000 temporary pharmacy closures reported across England in 2023, research finds North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board recorded the highest number of temporary closures (1,438) and hours lost (4,054).…
Pharmacy teams identify patients with ‘red-flag’ cancer symptoms in early diagnosis project Exclusive: Of those identified, 17 people presenting with red-flag symptoms received a formal consultation with a pharmacist during the six-month project.…
GP collective action has led to fall in Pharmacy First referrals, according to CPE poll results Just under half of respondents to the survey of pharmacy owners said it was taking longer to issue repeat prescriptions since the collective action started in August 2024.…
Hospital pharmacists vote to accept 5.5% pay offer from UK government Unite the Union said that two-thirds of Unite members voted in favour of the pay increase for NHS workers in England.…
