Collaboration to diversify trial participation through community pharmacies launched The National Pharmacy Association and the Centre for Research Equity have outlined plans to develop a network of research sites in community pharmacies to support inclusive participation in research.…
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.…
Pharmacy bodies join forces to urge pharmacy minister ‘to close £2.6bn funding gap’ Senior figures from pharmacy bodies also told pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock that “with the right support” pharmacies can contribute toward the aims of NHS's ten-year health plan via the expansion of services and the shifting of care into the community.…
‘Record number’ of prescriptions dispensed in England in 2024/2025 despite reduction in number of pharmacies Data from the NHS Business Services Authority show that 2024/2025 was the fourth consecutive year that the number of prescriptions dispensed from community pharmacies in England has risen.…
Government received reports of 28 supply issues per week over past five years The National Pharmacy Association's data analysis also revealed a 53% increase in the use of medicine supply notifications, from 85 in 2021 to 130 in 2024.…
Expanding community pharmacy services could save NHS almost £4bn The National Pharmacy Association also notes that the data in its report equate to “over 100,000 years of additional healthy life per annum" for patients.…
Community pharmacy negotiating committee changed in advance of contract negotiations Community Pharmacy England said the restructure of its negotiating committee will better reflect the composition of the community pharmacy sector.…
RPS urges patients to seek medicines information from ‘trusted source’ after Trump links paracetamol and autism The president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society urged anyone with concerns about their medicines to speak to a pharmacist or a trusted healthcare professional.…
Almost half of pharmacy owners have used personal savings to subsidise NHS services A poll by Community Pharmacy England following the April 2025 funding settlement showed that around 60% of pharmacy owners also expect to reduce staff headcount in 2025.…
Almost 400,000 people have used NHS App prescription tracker Around 1,650 community pharmacies, including every Boots pharmacy in England, are now offering the service, say NHS England.…
