NHS England

Community pharmacy independent prescribing programme delayed further

Exclusive: A spokesperson for NHS England has said integrated care boards are still progressing on “standing up” the Independent Prescribing Pathfinder programme.…

NHS England publishes guidance on how pharmacists could work across sectors

Optional guidance from NHS England sets out workforce models in which pharmacists could work for multiple organisations across community pharmacy, primary care networks and hospital trusts.…

Pharmacies offering contraception service must opt in to initiate patients on the pill by February 2024

Pharmacies offering the NHS contraception service must begin providing tiers 1 and 2 of the service by February 2024.…

PJ view: The success of Pharmacy First is in the government’s hands

Now that a launch date has been set for Pharmacy First in England, the government must deploy clear communication to patients about the service in order for it to reach its full potential.…

Northern Ireland doubles number of pharmacy undergraduates since 2020

The Pharmacy Futures Campaign NI was launched in 2020 to build capacity across the pharmacy workforce.…

Electronic patient records being used in 90% of hospital trusts, says NHS England

In England, 189 hospital trusts are using electronic patient records, meeting the government's target for 90% of trusts to be using electronic health records by December 2023.…

Homecare service failures having ‘serious impact’ on patients’ health, finds House of Lords report

The House of Lords Public Services Committee said patients receiving homecare services are “experiencing delays, receiving the wrong medicine, or not being taught how to administer their medicine”.…

NHS drug costs in England rose to more than £19bn in 2022/2023

The total cost to NHS commissioners for medicines, appliances and medicines devices in 2022/2023 was £19.2bn, an increase of 8% on the £17.8bn spent in 2021/2022.…

Medicine suppliers must submit a sustainability assessment each year from 2024, says NHS England

Suppliers who do not submit an assessment from January 2024 will not be placed on medicines contracts, NHS England has said.…

Foundation pharmacist trainee funding will rise to £26,500 per trainee from 2025

Funding will rise from the current £18,440 for community pharmacy trainees, and will be “consistent across all sectors of practice and all regions” in England.…