National Pharmacy Association

Number of overseas pharmacists applying to work in Great Britain increased by 26% in one year

Exclusive: There were 757 applications to the Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme in 2022/2023, up from 599 in 2021/2022.…

Community pharmacies could take legal action over delayed flu vaccination programme, says NPA

The National Pharmacy Association says NHS England should be held responsible for financial losses incurred by the late announcement of the delay.…

Community pharmacy supervision does not mean overseeing ‘individual transactions’, pharmacy bodies determine

The cross-sector group of seven pharmacy sector organisations says public, primary and secondary legislation should be updated to reflect its supervision recommendations.…

Government to ‘progress legislation’ on widening hub-and-spoke dispensing following consultation

The Department for Health and Social Care has said it is finalising a response to its consultation on proposed changes to hub-and-spoke dispensing.…

Pharmacy bodies write to government over ‘lack of engagement’ with sector in long-term workforce plan

Leadership bodies have written to health minister Will Quince to ask for reassurance that "the entire pharmacy workforce" will be included in the government's NHS workforce plan.…

Pharmacy negotiators in talks with government to relax opening hours as contractors face ‘critical situation’

In a statement, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee said some pharmacies had already been forced to stop taking patient phone calls and end medicines delivery services because of financial pressures.…

‘Thousands’ of pharmacies at risk of closure without additional government funding, warns report

Authors of a report on NHS community pharmacy have warned that the sector is facing an "economic crisis".…

Everything you need to know about ‘hub-and-spoke’ dispensing

A look at the government's controversial proposals that it claims will make community pharmacy in the UK more efficient.…

Always say ‘sorry’ when things go wrong, advises pharmacy regulator

New guidance advises that candour is a fundamental part of pharmacy professional practice.…

Pharmacies should be able to directly refer to mental health services, says report

The 'Next steps for integrating primary care' report states that there is "scope for efficiencies in pharmacies being able to refer onward directly".…