NHS England

Are NHS England and NHS Improvement serious about equality, diversity and inclusion?

The views expressed in this letter are those of the author. If you would like to submit a letter to The Pharmaceutical Journal, please click here. Despite 6% of pharmacists and 2% of pharmacy technicians being black, there is little black representation in the senior leadership positio…

Collaboration not competition: the NHS masterplan to keep patients out of hospital

Health challenges and inequalities have been exacerbated by COVID-19, meaning providing joined up health and social care that keeps people out of hospital is more important than ever, and is central to the government’s blueprint for the NHS in England. Pharmacy teams are already playing an integra…

RPS joins APTUK and NHS England to launch action plan for inclusive pharmacy practice

The joint plan will include actions that pharmacy teams should incorporate into practice to “benefit the health of our diverse communities”.…

Everything you need to know about the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme

Here is what we know so far about how the NHS plans to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine.…

Late-night pharmacy offers to vaccinate until 22:30 as it joins COVID-19 programme

Woolwich Late Night Pharmacy in Greenwich, London, would consider administering COVID-19 vaccinations until 22:30 at night, if required.…

First antimicrobial drugs purchased via new ‘subscription’ payment model

The first antimicrobial drugs have been purchased via the UK’s new ‘subscription-type’ payment model.…

Hundreds of community pharmacies apply to run COVID-19 vaccination sites, say negotiators

Hundreds of community pharmacies have submitted expressions of interest to NHS England to run designated vaccination sites, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said.…

NHS England to choose ‘selected’ number of pharmacies to deliver at least 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines per week

Pharmacies designated as COVID-19 vaccination sites by NHS England will need to administer “at least 1,000 vaccines each week” if they are to become part of the national vaccine delivery programme.…

Pharmacies must be at the forefront of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign

It will not be easy to deliver the huge COVID-19 vaccination programme, but there is no doubt that the profession can step up to the challenge, with community pharmacy playing a vital role.…

COVID-19 vaccine delivery will need as many community pharmacy vaccinators as possible

Delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine to the public will require the participation of “as many of the workforce who are trained in vaccination as possible” from community pharmacy, an NHS England official has said.…