NHS England

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.…

Medicines regulator approves anastrozole for prevention of breast cancer in post-menopausal women

NHS England says around 289,000 women at moderate or high risk of breast cancer could benefit from anastrozole.…

Mandatory ‘eight-week buffer stock’ requirement not met by medicine suppliers, reveals audit

Zahir Rashid, senior medicines assurance pharmacist at NHS England's Commercial Medicines Unit, said there was a “clear correlation” between what was reported as “out of stock” and when buffer stocks were not held.…

‘Groundbreaking’ electronic prescription service rolled out in six NHS hospital trusts

Exclusive: Six hospital trusts across England have begun using the electronic prescription service for secondary care, which was piloted during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

HRT prescribing increased by almost half in one year, NHS figures show

Data show that 10.9 million hormone replacement therapy items were prescribed in England in 2022/2023, up from 7.4 million items in 2021/2022.…

PCNs spend £387m on pharmacists through ‘Additional roles reimbursement scheme’

The spend represents more than 46% of the total money spent through the scheme between 2019/2020 and 2021/2022.…