Community pharmacy independent prescribing consultations triple in two years Digital Health and Care Wales data show that there were more than 75,000 independent prescribing consultations carried out in the first five months of 2025.…
Almost two-thirds of pathfinder pilot site consultations have been for minor ailments NHS England data also show that by the end of July 2025, more than 40,000 consultations were delivered by 180 community pharmacy pathfinder sites across England.…
Valproate in pregnancy reaches lowest level yet, data suggest Sodium valproate prescriptions for women and girls aged 12 to 54 years have almost halved since measures were introduced to reduce prescribing in April 2018.…
Polypharmacy programme could have saved NHS more than £1m, report finds The Health Innovation Network’s polypharmacy programme provided training and support to healthcare professionals to tackle overprescribing, as well as developing resources to improve communication with patients.…
NHS online pharmacy applications increase by more than 3,300% in month before market closure Exclusive: The increase in distance-selling applications observed by NHS England is based on data from June 2025 compared with May 2025.…
RCGP and BMA urge government to put GP Connect rollout ‘on hold’ In a position statement, the two bodies' Joint GP IT Committee outlined three “necessary steps” that should be taken to ensure GP Connect is ready for use with Pharmacy First.…
More than 30,000 consultations have taken place in prescribing pathfinder pilots, says NHS England The group director of primary care at NHS England said early results from the ‘Independent prescribing pathfinder programme’ show that 97% of consultations have not required onward referral.…
Non-NHS provision of medicines: what are the issues? As the government asks for evidence on private prescribing, concerns are being raised over the impact of the changing landscape and its impact on NHS medicines supply.…
Electronic prescription service fully rolled out to prisons NHS England’s electronic prescription service will now allow digital prescriptions to be given to prisoners on their release.…
Assessing the suitability of antidepressant use during perimenopause Perimenopause typically occurs during the decade leading up to menopause (with the average age of menopause in the UK being 51 years) and is associated with a range of physical and mental health symptoms. These symptoms are primarily caused by fluctuating hormone levels but are frequently misdiagnos…
