NICE recommends vadadustat for anaemia during dialysis for chronic kidney disease Draft guidance says that vadadustat is a cost-effective oral alternative to erythropoiesis stimulating agents for the treatment of anaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease receiving dialysis.…
Tackling pharmacy funding crisis crucial to NHS transformation priorities, CPE tells government Responding to the consultation shaping the government's ten-year plan for the NHS, Community Pharmacy England called for investment to assure the sector’s “long-term stability”.…
Autumn budget could result in £200m additional annual costs for community pharmacies, finds analysis Pharmacy bodies have called on the government to offset costs for community pharmacies related to increases in employers' national insurance contributions and the national living wage as it has done with the NHS.…
Patient communication will be essential for successful collective action In this month’s health policy column, Andy Cowper outlines how pharmacies participating in the National Pharmacy Association’s advisory collective action can make their point to the government while keeping patients on side.…
Scottish community pharmacies trialling oral contraception initiation service The service offers a variety of oral contraception that can be prescribed, including the progesterone-only pill or combined oral contraception.…
Pharmacy owners vote to reduce services in protest against funding levels In a ballot of National Pharmacy Association members, 98% of those representing pharmacies in England expressed a willingness to close outside the minimum hours required by their contract.…
Chair of UK COVID-19 Inquiry commends pharmacists’ ‘superb work’ during the pandemic Baroness Heather Hallett’s remarks follow evidence from Nick Kaye, chair of the National Pharmacy Association, who called for the inquiry to help reframe community pharmacy “as a genuine part of the NHS family and a key part of delivery in healthcare”.…
Pharmacist salaries increase by 12% in one year, show ONS data ONS data show that in 2024, the median full-time salary for male pharmacists was £53,498, compared with £47,503 for female pharmacists.…
Lack of joined-up working between pharmacy and general practice is ‘nonsensical’, says former BMA chair Speaking at a House of Commons event, Chaand Nagpaul called for pharmacy and GP contracts to be aligned “for certain pathways of care”.…
Free pharmacy advice saves 38 million GP appointments a year, CPE audit finds Just over half of patients given unfunded pharmacy consultations said they would otherwise have contacted their GP.…