Hospital pharmacists awarded 3.6% pay rise The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists said the pay award does not go far enough in reversing the below-inflation awards seen in previous years.…
Campaign to give NHS pharmacists mandated protected learning time launched by the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists The campaign is calling for pharmacists working in the NHS to have a minimum of 10% of their contracted hours protected for supporting professional activities.…
Inhaler return to pharmacies part of updated NHS ‘Green plan guidance’ The updated guidance encourages trusts and other NHS organisations to renew their sustainability plans for the next three-year cycle in order to help achieve NHS net zero carbon emissions.…
Pharmacist salaries increase by 12% in one year, show ONS data ONS data show that in 2024, the median full-time salary for male pharmacists was £53,498, compared with £47,503 for female pharmacists.…
Hospital pharmacists vote to accept 5.5% pay offer from UK government Unite the Union said that two-thirds of Unite members voted in favour of the pay increase for NHS workers in England.…
Third of pharmacy organisations believe draft GPhC standards will have positive impact on chief pharmacists Pharmacy bodies are calling for the General Pharmaceutical Council to work with other regulators, the government and stakeholders on how to implement changes in a consistent approach to regulatory standards.…
Mandatory ‘eight-week buffer stock’ requirement not met by medicine suppliers, reveals audit Zahir Rashid, senior medicines assurance pharmacist at NHS England's Commercial Medicines Unit, said there was a “clear correlation” between what was reported as “out of stock” and when buffer stocks were not held.…
Pharmacists face pressure to work ‘outside their scope of practice’ during doctors’ strike, says union Exclusive: The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists said it has heard that pharmacists are having to "work extended hours and take on additional roles outside their scope of practice" during the junior doctors' strike.…
Hospital pharmacists to vote on revised government pay offer ‘without recommendation’ from union The revised pay offer for NHS staff includes a one-off payment amounting to 2% of an individual’s salary in 2022/2023, as well as an additional payment “worth at least £1,250 per person”.…
Pharmacy bodies write to government over ‘lack of engagement’ with sector in long-term workforce plan Leadership bodies have written to health minister Will Quince to ask for reassurance that "the entire pharmacy workforce" will be included in the government's NHS workforce plan.…
