What does the assisted dying legislation mean for pharmacy? The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill still has a long way to go before becoming law and pharmacy organisations have unresolved questions about what it might mean for pharmacy practice.…
All pharmacy systems now able to deliver electronic prescription service Digital Health and Care Wales has confirmed that all seven pharmacy system suppliers who have contracts with pharmacies in Wales are now supporting the electronic prescription service.…
Naloxone kits should be more widely available for drug users, coroner’s report says The Inner North London coroner said the need for kits to be made available was made more pressing by the presence of nitazenes in street heroin.…
Community pharmacy bodies call for funding support towards impending national insurance hike Organisations have written to the chancellor over concerns that the planned employer national insurance contribution increase will hinder their ability to offer clinical services and support.…
Welsh community pharmacies to receive 6% funding increase, government confirms The government says that £9.9m funding increase is aimed to address “immediate pressures” and contribute towards realising its long-term reform plans.…
Pharmacy contract negotiations to start in new year, says health secretary Speaking at an evidence session held by the Health and Social Care Committee, Wes Streeting said his main focus was on “stabilising the system”.…
PJ view: There are still reasons to be optimistic about pharmacy in 2025, despite a challenging 2024 A turbulent 2024 has left the pharmacy profession with many uncertainties, but there are still opportunities to come in 2025.…
Government plans for 2.8% pay uplift for hospital pharmacy staff Unite the Union described the pay increase an “insult”, saying the NHS will not remedy its recruitment and retention crisis without tackling the issue of restorative pay.…
UK needs robust vaccine development sector to prepare for next pandemic, says House of Lords committee A letter from the chair of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called on the government to create a “peacetimes vaccines taskforce”.…
Legislation enabling pharmacy professionals to supply take-home naloxone comes into force The decision to expand the list of healthcare professionals authorised to supply take-home naloxone aims to address the problem of opioid-related deaths making up the largest proportion of drug-related deaths in the UK.…
