Health inequalities

National pharmacy board meeting: 8 February 2023

The English, Scottish and Welsh national pharmacy boards met for their first meeting of 2023 to discuss their individual and collective plans for the year ahead.…

PJ view: Let’s showcase how pharmacy can narrow health inequalities

The Pharmaceutical Journal is calling for examples from any pharmacy sector of projects that aim to tackle health inequalities.…

Building bridges: pharmacists reaching out to help their communities

In this episode of The PJ Pod, two pharmacists tell us how their outreach work is helping to support people's health needs.…

‘Catastrophic implications’: the pharmacy closures widening health inequalities

Community pharmacy is peerless in the supply of better healthcare in more deprived communities, but this vital role is under serious threat.…

Pharmacy teams could visit community and faith groups to cut health inequalities, says Royal Pharmaceutical Society

A position paper published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society suggests how organisations can work together to address health inequalities.…

Social prescribing pilot costing £12.7m aims to cut medication use through walking and cycling

The funding will go towards schemes such as cycling and walking groups, cycle training and free bike loans.…

Chief pharmaceutical officer opens outreach health hub in Hindu temple

The 'Health Hub' at Neasden Temple has been set up to provide health advice, information and free screening to the local community.…

Antidepressant prescribing increases by 35% in six years

Prescriptions of antidepressants rose by 5.1% in 2021/2022, the sixth consecutive annual increase.…

UK government to review all medical devices for potential bias against patients from ethnic minorities

There are concerns that the design and use of medical devices are exacerbating existing health inequalities in patients from ethnic minority backgrounds.…

RPS calls on government to do more to tackle health inequalities

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has co-signed a letter to prime minister Boris Johnson outlining why a cross-government strategy would strengthen the new Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, due to launch on 1 October 2021.…