Government to set out next steps on pharmacist dispensing flexibilities ‘in the coming weeks’ The Pharmacy All Party Parliamentary Group has called on the government to publish its consultation response “without delay”, warning that pharmacy teams are still absorbing much of the impact of medicines shortages.…
Everything you need to know about clinical trial legislation changes Clinical trial legislation has been overhauled to speed up set-up times and include a broader range of healthcare professionals, but what do the reforms mean for patients and pharmacists?…
Assisted dying Bill reintroduced to Parliament The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has been reintroduced by Lauren Edwards, Labour MP for Rochester and Strood.…
Scottish Parliament votes against assisted dying bill amid concerns over pharmacist protections The bill was rejected by 69 votes to 57, after several MSPs cited concerns about the lack of safeguards for healthcare professionals who do not wish to participate in assisted dying.…
RPS calls for mandatory 2D barcodes on medicines packs Since the UK left the EU in 2020, the Falsified Medicines Directive has not applied, meaning manufacturers have not been required to list certain information on medicines packaging.…
Aspirin added to list of medicines that cannot be exported from UK or hoarded The list contains medicines that have evidence or risk of critical shortages, which could adversely impact UK patients.…
NICE medicines thresholds: what’s changing and where is the money coming from? An insight into medicines spending and what changes can be expected from new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence cost-effectiveness thresholds.…
Scottish assisted dying amendment means pharmacists would be able to opt out The amendment was put forward during a debate on stage two of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill by Brian Whittle MSP, following representations by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
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.…
Government opens consultation on giving pharmacists greater dispensing flexibilities A consultation document has outlined proposals that could enable pharmacists to substitute out-of-stock medicine with an alternative in urgent situations.…
