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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.…

Are breastfeeding mothers a forgotten public health priority in the government’s ten-year health plan?

How effective support can help breastfeeding mothers achieve their own feeding goals while improving population health.…

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.…

Almost 7 million blood pressure checks delivered in community pharmacies since service began

NHS England data show that more than 1 million patients received a blood pressure check via the hypertension case-finding service in the top 10% most deprived areas in England.…

Weight-loss drug complaints to pharmacy regulator hit 150 in a month

Glenn Mathieson, lead advisor for professional regulation at the General Pharmaceutical Council, said the regulator received just 12 fitness to practise complaints about weight loss drugs in April 2024.…

Health news round-up: clinical research and interdisciplinary working

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…

Patient safety commissioner pushes government on valproate redress almost two years after report

Exclusive: In a statement made to The Pharmaceutical Journal, Henrietta Hughes has urged the government to provide a full response to recommendations made in her February 2024 report.…

CPPE launches training for pharmacy staff to support patients with long COVID

The e-learning programme was developed in partnership with the PHARM-LC study researchers, who consulted with people who have long COVID and sought views of pharmacy teams on how best to support them.…

Dengue fever and chikungunya: identification in travellers

With chikungunya cases rising in the UK and worldwide, pharmacists should know what to do if they encounter travellers who have developed fever and fatigue.…

Pharmacy is crucial to improving outcomes for people diagnosed with bowel cancer

The role of pharmacy is vital in supporting earlier diagnosis of suspected bowel cancer.…