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NHS staff offered 7.5% average pay rise in Scotland

The Scottish government's third pay offer since June 2022 will be put to members of the union Unite in a "consultative ballot".…

Antibiotic prescribing target hit one year early in England

The 'English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance' report showed that total antibiotic consumption in England declined by 15.1% between 2017 and 2021.…

Hospital pharmacists in England and Wales to be balloted on industrial action

Exclusive: Unite has confirmed that rolling ballots will close before Christmas, meaning workers could walk out in January 2023.…

PJ view: All pharmacists should have the opportunity to become a prescriber

Despite increased opportunities for pharmacists to train as independent prescribers, there are still barriers for some. Employers and policymakers must do all they can to support pharmacists to ensure they are able to undertake this training.…

Additional 130 community pharmacies sign up to offer independent prescribing service

Judy Thomas, director of contractor services at Community Pharmacy Wales, said she expected a "huge jump" in the number of independent prescribing pharmacists from January 2023.…

Scottish health minister backs protected learning time for pharmacists

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland has said it will write to Humza Yousaf to ask for a meeting on how the protected learning time could be achieved.…

Community pharmacy in Wales promised 4% funding uplift conditional on staff pay rises 

The uplift will increase annual community pharmacy contractual framework funding to £157.2m.…

Oral HRT accepted for use across Scotland while availability remains limited in England

Bijuve has been been approved for use across Scotland, but it is only available in some local formularies in England, owing to backlogs caused by COVID-19.…

Cannabis-based Sativex approved for NHS use in Scotland 

The Scottish Medicines Consortium's decision to approve Sativex brings it in line with the rest of the UK.…

How we implemented a successful pharmacotherapy service across Scotland

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has also introduced pharmacist support workers and is offering training places and early years posts for the first time.…