Health and care policy

Draft legislation sets out future of pharmacy supervision

The Department of Health and Social Care said that it expects the legislation to come into effect by the end of 2025, with a one-year transition period for the creation of professional standards and guidance.…

Pharmacies can be ‘soul of communities’, says pharmacy minister as draft supervision legislation due to be published

Exclusive: Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock said that the proposed reforms to pharmacy supervision “address existing inefficiencies” in how pharmacists personally supervise all operational aspects.…

Prescribing pharmacists are delivering beyond their pay grade

Why it is time for Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme funding to catch up and match the scope of what prescribing pharmacists deliver in practice.…

Independent review uncovers ‘extreme financial pressures’ on community pharmacy services

The NHS England-commissioned review looked at clinical services provided under the community pharmacy contract for 2019 to 2024.…

MPs call for more patient input to address UK’s medicines shortages problem

A report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy has called for the creation of a national patient advisory panel on medicines shortages.…

NHS ten-year plan should result in faster medicines access, says NICE

Under the ten-year health plan, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will work together to speed up medicines approvals.…

Streeting pledges autumn workforce plan as MPs discuss ten-year health plan

In a discussion on the ten-year health plan, Wes Streeting said that new technology would drive “big productivity gains in the system” that had previously not been available.…

Government launches NHS ten-year health plan

The most important developments in the announcement of the NHS ten-year plan, as they happen.…

NHS ten-year plan to include pharmacists in neighbourhood health teams

Due to be published on 3 July 2025, the plan will outline a shift toward localised care through ‘neighbourhood health teams’ in which pharmacists will work alongside other healthcare professionals.…

PJ view: Community pharmacy access to patient records must be prioritised

As NHS prescribing services expand, so must the IT infrastructure to allow the provision of thorough and consistent patient care.…