Great Britain

New Scottish health secretary appointed

Michael Matheson moves from his role as net zero, energy and transport cabinet secretary.…

New mentor role introduced to help train independent pharmacist prescribers in Scotland

A pilot scheme across three health board areas will see the creation of a new designated prescribing supervisor role.…

Pharmacist named one of Wales’ ‘changemakers’ for work on healthcare sustainability

Yasmina Hamdaoui helped to establish a ‘green group’ at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and has also been involved in the wider Green Health Wales initiative.…

My digital journey: from GP pharmacist to clinical lead for NHS 111

Though far from easy, an MSc in digital skills offered Mark Allen an opportunity to switch from GP pharmacy to specialist clinical lead for NHS 111 Wales.…

Pharmacies report three-fold increase in patients seeking emergency medicine 

A Welsh health board has reported a 345% increase in the number of people seeking emergency medicine in December 2022, compared with the same month in 2021.…

Pharmacies in England’s most deprived areas provide 50% more NHS services to their local populations

Exclusive: "Worrying" new figures show funding cuts are putting much-needed pharmacy services at risk in England's most deprived areas.…

First electronic prescriptions in Wales to be sent from GPs to pharmacies by autumn 2023

Eluned Morgan, minister for health and social services, said that NHS Wales was working with community pharmacy IT system providers to encourage them to minimise the use of paper.…

Almost half of pharmacists have experienced abuse in the past six months, finds RPS survey  

Data from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's workforce wellbeing survey have revealed 44% of pharmacists have experienced physical or verbal abuse in the past six months.…

Inhaler recycling scheme launched in South Wales after successful trial

Survey results revealed that patients did not realise that disposing of inhalers in their household waste was having a negative impact on the environment.…

New ten-year vision for pharmacy says pharmacists will play important role in use of genomic data

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the King's Fund developed the vision with input from pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and patients.…