APPG calls for Pharmacy First to be national walk-in service The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy’s report on the future of community pharmacy in England warned that “without urgent reform, patients will lose access to vital services”.…
Pharmacy First data included in AMR report for first time The most dispensed antimicrobials through the Pharmacy First service in its first 11 months to December 2024 were phenoxymethylpenicillin, nitrofurantoin, flucloxacillin and amoxicillin.…
Extra funding announced for community pharmacy independent prescribing Scottish community pharmacies that employ an independent prescribing pharmacist will also be able to claim for Pharmacy First Plus services without meeting the 25 hours per week availability threshold.…
NHS England tells care boards to ‘maximise’ Pharmacy First in planning guidance Under NHS England’s multi-year planning framework, integrated care boards must also introduce prescribing-based services into community pharmacies in 2026/2027.…
Health news round-up: community pharmacy services, medicines, obesity and ageing Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…
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.…
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.…
RCGP and BMA urge government to put GP Connect rollout ‘on hold’ In a position statement, the two bodies' Joint GP IT Committee outlined three “necessary steps” that should be taken to ensure GP Connect is ready for use with Pharmacy First.…
More than 30,000 consultations have taken place in prescribing pathfinder pilots, says NHS England The group director of primary care at NHS England said early results from the ‘Independent prescribing pathfinder programme’ show that 97% of consultations have not required onward referral.…
All pharmacies told to back Pharmacy First promotional campaign The government said the campaign was expected to run alongside one from NHS England aimed at the wider public.…
