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Pharmacy negotiator criticises ‘reckless’ media campaign directing patients to community pharmacy for minor ailments

Exclusive: The campaign is part of the government's ‘Help us help you’ programme.…

Antibiotic prescribing target hit one year early in England

The 'English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance' report showed that total antibiotic consumption in England declined by 15.1% between 2017 and 2021.…

Pharmacy negotiators in renewed talks with government on ‘Pharmacy First’ service in England 

Speaking at the NHS Providers conference, Steve Barclay said the government is looking at how to progress Pharmacy First as a way of improving access to general practice.…

New pharmacy minister appointed 

Neil O'Brien, already a health minister, will become the fourth MP to hold the Westminster pharmacy brief in 2022.…

Community pharmacies see £790m real-terms funding cut over five years, government figures reveal

There has been a cumulative loss of almost £800m in funding for community pharmacy over the past five years, as a result of inflation.…

Direct referral to pharmacies among goals of updated plan for Welsh pharmacy

The updated version of 'Pharmacy: Delivering a Healthier Wales' includes goals for pharmacists to be able to access and update patient records and embedding a genomic medicine plan into pharmacy practice.…

Steve Barclay reappointed as health and social care secretary

The MP is returning to the role, which he previously held between 5 July 2022 and 6 September 2022.…

Hospital pharmacists encouraged to reject ‘insulting’ government pay offer

Nathan Burley, president of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists, said members should reject the "vastly below inflation pay offer" of a £2,205 flat pay increase and "prepare for action".…

MPs call for national formulary for HRT treatments

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Menopause has also called for HRT prescription costs to be scrapped.…

Scottish health minister backs protected learning time for pharmacists

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland has said it will write to Humza Yousaf to ask for a meeting on how the protected learning time could be achieved.…