‘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.…
Nine in ten pharmacies report increase in shoplifting over past year A survey of independent pharmacies revealed almost one-quarter of respondents (22%) have experienced physical assaults on staff over the past year.…
NPA warns of ‘spiralling demand’ for NHS weight-loss medications Survey results revealed that nearly one-quarter of UK adults tried to access weight-loss treatments in the past year via pharmacies.…
Environment Agency scraps plans to charge community pharmacies to register for waste disposal Following a consultation, the Environment Agency has withdrawn proposals which would have seen pharmacies pay to register for waste exemptions that allow them to dispose of drugs.…
