Fall in uptake for funded mental health pharmacy training Exclusive: Half of the places on the University of Bradford's ‘Specialist mental health pharmacist training pathway’ for 2024/2025 have been filled.…
Improving the management of uncontrolled asthma for adults in England: where do pharmacists fit? An overview of asthma management over the past ten years, including the role pharmacists play in delivering better outcomes for adults with asthma.…
Pharmacy leaders ‘disappointed’ at cuts to free NHS mental health service NHS Practitioner Health, which provides support to NHS staff for mental health and addiction, will no longer offer services to secondary care staff.…
NHS England sets target for 320,000 Pharmacy First consultations per month by March 2025 The updated primary care delivery plan also sets goals for the expansion of the community pharmacy blood pressure testing and contraception services.…
Government and NHS England set up clinical reference group to deal with forthcoming shortage of Pabrinex A medicine supply notification advised NHS trusts to locate and consolidate their current Pabrinex stock, which is likely to be out of stock from August 2024 until September 2025.…
A prescribing service for England’s pharmacies: everything you need to know After months of discussions, an NHS prescribing service for community pharmacies in England may finally be in sight for a select few ‘pathfinders’. Here is what we know so far about the long-awaited programme.…
NHS England says PCNs should work with community pharmacy ‘in the best interests of patient care’ In the primary care networks contract specification for 2024/2025, NHS England said they must work with other community service providers to “successfully manage the health and care needs of the populations they serve”.…
NHS England publishes guidance on withdrawing desflurane from general use, following NICE evidence review Desflurane can be safely withdrawn from clinical use, the guidance says, but may be warranted in “some specific clinical exceptions”.…
Minor ailments prescribing service to be offered by more than 90 community pharmacies Hypertension is the second most common prescribing service and will be offered at 73 independent prescribing pathfinder sites.…
More than 40% of adults unaware of community pharmacy blood pressure service NHS England has launched a campaign to encourage visits to community pharmacies for blood pressure checks.…
