NHS England

To DPP or not to DPP: who trains the trainers?

The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist considers the value of incentivising designated prescribing practitioners to supervise trainee pharmacists from 2025.…

Half of all trusts could be using electronic prescription service by 2026, says NHS England

NHS England’s clinical lead for digital medicines said it would be working with at least eight system suppliers to provide the service.…

Spotlight: Pharmacists in community mental health teams

In this ‘Spotlight’ episode of The PJ Pod, we delve into the progress made towards embedding pharmacy support for patients with severe mental illness into community teams.…

Why we are helping patients with lung cancer symptoms self-refer for a chest X-ray

Pharmacies in Leeds are helping to diagnose lung cancer earlier by piloting a service that allows patients with red-flag symptoms to refer themselves to hospital for testing.…

Bridging the mental health gap: the role of pharmacists 

Although significant progress has been made in recruiting pharmacists into community mental health teams, there is wide variation across England and more work needs to be done to embed pharmacy support for patients with severe mental illness.…

NHS data reveal net loss of more than 400 community pharmacies England over the past year

The Company Chemists' Association says that 35% of pharmacy closures since 2015/2016 have happened in the top 20% of the most deprived parts of the country.…

Andrea Leadsom: ‘Pharmacy First is such a big win’

The pharmacy minister tells The Pharmaceutical Journal about her view on mitigating medicine shortages and how online pharmacies can solve patient access issues where pharmacies have closed.…

More than 100 extra pharmacists employed in mental health community teams since 2019/2020

Exclusive: The Pharmaceutical Journal has found that more than 100 pharmacists have been recruited into community mental health teams across 36 NHS trusts in the past five years.…

Meeting May 2024 Pharmacy First payment thresholds is ‘an area of risk’, warns Community Pharmacy England

The concerns are backed by the results of a survey of independent pharmacy owners carried out by the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies, which revealed 19% of respondents said the minimum monthly thresholds are "unachievable".…

PJ view: Pharmacy technicians are vital in efforts to rescue pharmacists from their workload

Pharmacy technicians are best placed to take on more responsibility to alleviate workforce pressures across all pharmacy sectors.…