Every integrated care board to run at least one community pharmacy independent prescribing pilot NHS England has published a tender for an independent evaluation of the community pharmacy independent prescribing pathway programme.…
Community pharmacies may have to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to stay in business, local pharmacy leaders warn Pharmacy representatives have warned current financial pressures may lead pharmacies to sign up to provide COVID-19 vaccinations, despite a significant reduction in the fee.…
NHS saved £78m on ‘low priority’ medicines in 2022/2023 NHS England had previously said a change in prescribing guidance could save ‘up to £141m’ annually.…
Pharmacist vacancy rates double in one year in community pharmacy Survey data also show a 15% decline in the number of full-time equivalent employed pharmacists.…
Pharmacy teams told to ‘urgently’ order unlicensed imports of chemotherapy drugs in shortage warning Exclusive: A ‘Tier 3 — high impact’ alert has been issued for the platinum-based chemotherapy agents cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin.…
Spotlight: the story behind the ADHD prescribing surge In this episode of The PJ Pod, we investigate how increased prescribing for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is affecting NHS services.…
MPs back expansion of routine vaccination delivery by pharmacists The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee has called for urgent action to tackle declining vaccination rates among children.…
‘Several’ universities planning new MPharm courses, says Pharmacy Schools Council The pharmacy body welcomed the NHS's 'Long-term workforce plan', but warned that capacity and funding will be important challenges.…
Pharmacists are the success story of general practice, and they are here to stay With more than 8,500 pharmacists now working in general practice, they have a vital role in patient care — their recruitment into primary care networks must continue.…
NHS to start routinely offering blindness drug to premature babies Treatment with ranibizumab, which is administered using a precision injection system, would begin two or three days after diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity.…
