Great Britain

Number of overseas pharmacists applying to work in Great Britain increased by 26% in one year

Exclusive: There were 757 applications to the Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme in 2022/2023, up from 599 in 2021/2022.…

Scottish government considers nicotine addiction treatment for children aged under 12 years

Experts say that teachers and parents are raising concerns about nicotine addiction in children aged under 12 years.…

Shortage of scabies treatment ‘likely to become a major public health issue’

The government has issued a medicine supply notification warning that permethrin 5% w/w cream will be “in limited supply until further notice due to an increase in demand”.…

Every community pharmacy in Scotland to stock emergency supplies of naloxone from October 2023

The naloxone emergency supply service will be added to the community pharmacy public health service in Scotland from 30 October 2023.…

Pharmacists asked for views on implementing pharmacogenetics in the NHS

Participants in a survey will be presented with a series of hypothetical options related to using pharmacogenetics in the prescribing process, as part of a pilot programme.…

Pharmacy workforce group aims to quadruple number of trainees in Somerset by 2026

Exclusive: According to NHS England data, Somerset has the highest vacancy rate for community pharmacist roles, with almost a third of vacancies unfilled.…

PJ view: Inequity of access to medicines for compassionate use must end

More than half of acute trusts lack a centralised database of medicines provided through compassionate use schemes, leaving a dearth of information that should be shared to help create fairer access to life-saving treatments.…

Every integrated care board to run at least one community pharmacy independent prescribing pilot

NHS England has published a tender for an independent evaluation of the community pharmacy independent prescribing pathway programme.…

Welsh government working group tasked with looking into how to roll out PrEP provision to community pharmacies

The HIV action plan, published in June 2022, set out 26 actions for the Welsh government and its partners to reduce HIV transmissions in Wales.…

Elen Jones: ‘We need to instil passion in those coming into pharmacy’

The Pharmaceutical Journal talks to Elen Jones, director for Wales at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, about her priorities, including her vision for pharmacy and focus on sustainability.…