NHS England

Think tank calls for all integrated care systems to appoint chief pharmacists

Public Policy Projects says its recommendation would enable pharmacy to influence commissioning and contracting agreements, produce better coordination of medicines teams and elevate the pharmacy profession.…

Community pharmacies to be commissioned to provide RSV vaccination programme

The programme was announced following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.…

SNP pledges ‘framework’ for drug consumption rooms in manifesto

As part of its manifesto for the UK general election, the Scottish National Party also said it would decriminalise drugs for personal use.…

NHS England funds roles to grow engagement between community pharmacy and general practice

Community pharmacy primary care network engagement lead roles have been established to support the implementation of the pharmacy elements of the primary care access recovery plan, NHS England said.…

Primary care pharmacist jobs could be at risk following changes to ARRS funding

Under new arrangements for the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, primary care networks will not be able to redistribute unspent funds between each other, which have previously been used for recruitment to address staff shortages.…

Designated prescribing practitioners in primary care to be funded under ARRS scheme

Liz Fidler, senior adviser on pharmacy technicians at NHS England, also announced planned growth in trainee pharmacy technician apprenticeships.…

ADHD hub planned for launch in autumn 2024

The hub will support shared-care arrangement for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Leeds, West Yorkshire.…

Weight loss treatment programme for type 2 diabetes to be available across England

The programme shows “early promise” that it leads to remission of type 2 diabetes in up to half of participants after a year, according to NHS England.…

NHS England to fund additional 3,000 independent prescriber places for 2024/2025

There will be funding for independent prescribing places for community pharmacy, hospital and general practice, according to a presentation by the chief pharmaceutical officer for England at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress.…

First 14 independent prescribing pathfinder sites have gone live, says NHS England

Wasim Baqir, senior pharmacist at NHS England's pharmacy integration fund, said funding had been confirmed for the Independent Prescribing Pathfinder Programme to be delivered this year.…