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Migraine: what do pharmacists need to know?

In this episode of The PJ Pod, we discuss ways that pharmacists can contribute to improved patient care and optimise the use of medications.…

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Minimum wage increase ‘may prove unmanageable for some pharmacy owners’, leaders warn

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in the autumn budget that the minimum wage for people aged over 21 years will increase to £12.71 per hour from April 2026, while the hourly rate for people aged 18–20 years will rise to £10.85.…

Lead paediatric palliative care pharmacists should be part of local plans, says RPS

In its updated palliative care policy, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society advised that families and medical colleagues would benefit from the medicines expertise of a specialist paediatric palliative care pharmacist.…

Full list of prescribing pathfinder sites and their clinical areas revealed

Exclusive: Freedom of Information data from NHS England have revealed the breakdown of pathfinder sites and what clinical area they have been exploring.…

Pharmacy regulator chief executive joins from police watchdog

Kathie Cashell will take up the post in March 2026 to take forward the General Pharmaceutical Council’s new strategic plan for 2025–2030.…

Budget unveils 250 neighbourhood health centres and £300m NHS technology investment

In a statement published alongside the budget, the government said more than 100 of the neighbourhood health centres would be open by 2030.…

Sadik Al-Hassan: ‘There’s a lot in pharmacy to be hopeful for’

A few weeks into his appointment as chair of the All‑Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy, The Pharmaceutical Journal spoke to Sadik Al-Hassan, a pharmacist and Labour MP, about his hopes and priorities for the future.…

Pharmacy must be ‘embedded’ in the creation of neighbourhood health teams, MPs told

Amandeep Doll, director for England at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, told the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee that pharmacy involvement in pilot sites was “inconsistent”.…

Mounjaro health benefits found to reverse one year after stopping drug

Researchers said their findings “underscore the importance of continued obesity treatment”.…

Changes to competition law could help pharmacy involvement in neighbourhood health services

A report commissioned by Community Pharmacy England said that the GP and community pharmacy contracts are constructed in a way that disincentivises collaboration.…