Pharmacy bodies

Pharmacy negotiators ‘disappointed’ as fee for autumn 2022 COVID-19 boosters is cut

Alastair Buxton, director of NHS services at the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, said the negotiator was "disappointed that NHS England and Improvement has not recognised the increasing costs that contractors are experiencing".…

Always say ‘sorry’ when things go wrong, advises pharmacy regulator

New guidance advises that candour is a fundamental part of pharmacy professional practice.…

Community pharmacies in England carry out more than 110,000 blood pressure checks in six months

Community pharmacies also provided ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to nearly 5,000 patients.…

Most GP practices have ‘partial access’ to pharmacotherapy service in Scotland

Nearly 1,000 pharmacy staff were recruited into the Scottish pharmacotherapy service between April 2018 and March 2022.…

More than 2,000 pharmacies sign up for smoking cessation service in first two months  

Since the smoking cessation service for discharged hospital patients went live in March 2022, 2,200 community pharmacies have signed up to provide it.…

Pharmacies should be able to directly refer to mental health services, says report

The 'Next steps for integrating primary care' report states that there is "scope for efficiencies in pharmacies being able to refer onward directly".…

Majority of pharmacy owners report significant spike in medicine supply problems

The "distressing" Pharmacy Services Negotiating Committee survey results also reveal that temporary closures caused by staff shortages equated to more than 844 days of closures.…

Janet Morrison: ‘Closures aren’t telling the whole story’

As negotiations over the next year of the community pharmacy contract continue, Janet Morrison, the newly appointed chief executive of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, gives her take on the sector’s uncertain future.…

Pharmacists advised not to send medication direct to Ukraine

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists is advising members and healthcare workers to make financial donations instead.…

Only 2.6% of pharmacists report permanent safe staffing levels, finds PDA survey

The percentage of pharmacists who reported that their workplace always has safe staffing levels has dropped more than 6% since 2020.…