Independent prescribing

The dark side of the ‘miracle jab’: why eating disorder safety cannot be an afterthought

As the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists increases, so must our awareness of patients who have an eating disorder or who are at risk of developing one.…

Prescribing pathfinders: what’s stopping community pharmacy delivering care for long-term conditions?

A closer look at the University of Manchester’s evaluation of NHS England’s pathfinder project.…

The unexpected importance of workplace resilience in pharmacy practice

In an introduction to a series of learning articles on improving resilience within pharmacy, Zubin Austin explains how his team discovered the outsized impact that managerial decisions can have on staff wellbeing.…

Managing the shift to prescribing at registration for pharmacists

Prescribing from registration offers pharmacy and the wider healthcare sector a great opportunity, but this reform must be managed and supported properly.…

Community pharmacy in focus: research insights on improving patient care

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s former deputy chief scientist and Community Pharmacy England’s director of research reflect on recently published research studies in and through community pharmacy.…

Health news round-up: prescribing, deprescribing and medication considerations

A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…

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.…

Charity report urges government to commission PrEP through pharmacies

The Terence Higgins Trust said community pharmacies could play a “transformative role in HIV prevention and help close the gaps in access”.…

Pills, policy and prescribing: 2025 in numbers

From medicines spending to the ten-year health plan, 2025 has been a noteworthy year for statistics. We present our top picks and headline numbers from our coverage across pharmacy this year.…

PJ view: the forthcoming ten-year workforce plan must be more than ‘numbers’

While investment in pharmacy is much needed, it is crucial that the workforce plan takes into account the support and development that individual pharmacy staff need to deliver the best care possible.…