Pharmacy owners warn of closures and cuts in open letter to health secretary In a letter to health secretary Wes Streeting, the National Pharmacy Association claimed that two-thirds of pharmacies are at risk of imminent closure.…
Welsh community pharmacies to pilot rapid diagnostic testing for bacterial infections The Welsh government said the two-year pilot will use upgraded and repurposed diagnostic equipment originally purchased during the COVID-19 pandemic to identify multiple bacterial infections in community settings.…
Hospital pharmacists awarded 3.3% pay rise for 2026/2027 The Pharmacists’ Defence Association said the “extremely disappointing” pay award is below the latest annual inflation rates and represents a real-terms pay cut to NHS pharmacists’ salaries.…
Pharmacy owners in Wales having to remortgage homes, NPA survey finds The National Pharmacy Association survey of pharmacy owners in Wales also found that none of the respondents said they had sufficient funding to deliver core services under their NHS Wales contract.…
Pharmacies to deliver HPV ‘catch-up’ vaccines and early cancer detection under national cancer plan In its national cancer plan, the government has announced that pharmacies will offer ‘catch-up’ human papillomavirus vaccinations to young patients who missed their dose at school.…
RPS calls for pharmacy students to be included in NHS bursary scheme In response to a Welsh government consultation, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said pharmacy students should be eligible for the NHS Wales bursary scheme since “the nature of pharmacy education has evolved significantly”.…
NICE recommends treatment that could help 30,000 people with COPD Guidance says dupilumab can be offered as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults with uncontrolled COPD.…
Drug consumption room pilot records more than 1,000 injecting episodes in a month According to latest service data on The Thistle, a drug consumption facility in Glasgow, 560 people used the site's services more than 10,000 times in 2025.…
Digital dispensing device pilot helps participants remain in their own homes Under the Welsh government-funded scheme, two automated medicine dispensing devices remind patients to take their medication and offer the correct dose at the right time.…
ICBs should fund protected time for community prescribers, urges report Pharmacists who participated in an evaluation of community pharmacist prescribing reported increased job satisfaction when independent prescribing services were implemented in their workplace.…
