Pharmacy bodies

Pharmacies estimated to receive one referral per month through hospital-to-pharmacy referral service

Pharmacies would receive up to £420 per year from the Discharge Medicines Service from the estimated 12 yearly referrals…

Pharmacy contractors asked to audit patient consultations for ‘improper referrals’ from GPs and NHS 111

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee’s second pharmacy advice audit will take place in the week of 25 January 2021.…

Nearly half of pharmacy owners ‘actively looking’ to buy another pharmacy, survey finds

Almost half of community pharmacy owners said they are “actively looking” at buying another pharmacy, according to the Lloyds Bank Healthcare Confidence Index 2020.…

Welsh pharmacies save over 35,000 GP appointments each week, audit finds

Around half of patients who received advice in Welsh pharmacies would otherwise have gone to their GP first, an audit by Community Pharmacy Wales has found.…

Pharmacy staff in Scotland to receive £500 bonus in recognition of COVID-19 service

NHS pharmacy services staff in Scotland will receive a bonus £500 payment in recognition of their services during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Pharmacy negotiator in talks with government on how pharmacists will help deliver a COVID-19 vaccine

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said it is working with NHS England and Improvement and the Department of Health and Social Care to agree how pharmacies can play a part in the COVID-19 vaccination programme.…

Reported patient safety incidents fell by almost half during COVID-19 pandemic

Reporting of patient safety incidents decreased by 45% between April 2020 and June 2020, compared with the previous quarter.…

Reopening Nightingale hospitals will put ‘incredible strain’ on pharmacy teams, hospital pharmacists warn

Reopening the Nightingale hospitals will put “incredible strain” on hospital pharmacy teams, the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists has warned.…

The new abnormal: vulnerable patients hit by pharmacy closures

The COVID-19 pandemic is putting a lot of additional pressure on an already underfunded community pharmacy sector, resulting in many pharmacies closing down.…

Provisionally registered pharmacists report being barred from bank pharmacy work

Provisionally registered pharmacists have reported being barred by NHS Professionals from working as bank pharmacists in hospital trusts, the Pharmacists’ Defence Association has said.…