RCPharm meets with new members of the Senedd Newly elected Members of the Senedd met with the Royal College Pharmacy Wales team to discuss a range of issues such as funding for the sector, a new cancer plan and pharmacists support for patients with long-term conditions.…
Health news round-up: coffee, ADHD prescribing, and GLP-1s and hair loss The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
Negotiator to challenge prime minister on business rates relief Community Pharmacy England said it had made a “clear case” for business rates relief during funding negotiations and will put these arguments to Andy Burnham's government.…
Yvette Cooper named health secretary Newly appointed secretary of state for health and social care, Yvette Cooper, moves from her previous role as foreign secretary.…
Performers list could provide alternative to fitness-to-practise referrals, says RCPharm In written evidence to the House of Commons, the Royal College of Pharmacy suggested that a performers list for pharmacy could be one approach to ensuring that healthcare professionals are qualified and competent to offer “safe and effective care”.…
One-quarter of pharmacy owners took no salary in past year, finds CPE survey The results of Community Pharmacy England's annual pressures survey also showed that for the vast majority of pharmacy owners, NHS reimbursement did not cover the cost of medicines.…
Pharmacy can play a greater role in national CVD framework, says CCA The government's cardiovascular disease modern service framework is aimed to help reduce premature deaths from heart disease and strokes by 25% over the next ten years.…
Government ‘missing huge trick’ excluding pharmacies from NHS capital investment plan, say leaders Pharmacy organisation leaders have said the exclusion of pharmacy from the NHS capital investment plan could hinder the expansion of services where patients need them.…
NHS employers in England to be measured on staff wellbeing standards The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have announced standards to address problems in six areas, including workplace racism, violence and sexual harassment.…
UK signs up to European rare diseases network The National Institute for Health and Care Research said membership of the European Rare Diseases Research Alliance will open “new pathways for UK researchers to participate in international clinical trials”.…
