NHS commissioning and funding

Community pharmacy generates value far exceeding investment, negotiator analysis finds

In 2023/2024, the community pharmacy sector delivered an estimated £32bn in net social value from £359m in funding, the analysis by Community Pharmacy England concluded.…

Neighbourhood health centres: where does community pharmacy fit in?

Local pharmacy leaders say they have struggled to get involved in planning the first neighbourhood health centres, due to open in 2027, although some integrated care boards say they are working with pharmacy on their plans.…

Community pharmacies receive ‘fairer’ funding in annual settlement

Community Pharmacy Scotland said community pharmacies will receive a £8.5m uplift to the global sum, as well as an £10m increase to the guaranteed minimum reimbursement in 2026/2027.…

PDA gains full say on NHS pay and conditions negotiations after joining Staff Side Council

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association said that it can now vote on the staff side's position on issues specific to pharmacists as one of a group of 14 unions, which represent over 1 million NHS employees.…

Parliamentary committees ask National Audit Office to look at UK–US pharmaceuticals deal

In a letter to the NAO, the chairs of six House of Commons committees requested a “rapid investigation” into the costs and potential long-term implications of the UK–US pharmaceuticals deal.…

Breast cancer drug Enhertu recommended for NHS use

'Milestone victory belongs to every person who refused to accept that access to a life-extending treatment was out of reach' says charity leader.…

Large areas of England do not commission enough childhood asthma tests

Research by charity Asthma + Lung UK found that 35% of integrated care systems did not have a dedicated respiratory clinical lead for children and young people.…

Pharmacist training sites to receive backdated funding uplift

NHS England said that for the 2026/2027 academic year, eligible pharmacist training sites will receive a 3.3% increase in funding per trainee compared with 2025/2026.…

Moving from conversation to action on women’s health

‘Menopause, unmissed’ takes a holistic approach to improving women’s health outcomes, demonstrating the potential of effective cross-sector collaboration.…

Alex Williams: ‘There’s a risk to the resilience of the supply chain if government doesn’t invest’

Increased costs and low medicines reimbursement could jeopardise the service that wholesalers provide to pharmacies, says the new chief executive of the Healthcare Distribution Association.…