Henry Gregg: ‘The only way to slow down pharmacy closures is to start closing that £2.6bn funding gap’ Just a few weeks after taking the helm in May 2025, the chief executive of the National Pharmacy Association gives his take on the realities and potential of community pharmacy.…
All pharmacies told to back Pharmacy First promotional campaign The government said the campaign was expected to run alongside one from NHS England aimed at the wider public.…
Missed Pharmacy First payments top £70m as record numbers fail to meet threshold Exclusive: Analysis by The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed 6,551 pharmacies did not offer 30 Pharmacy First consultations in May 2025, the number needed to trigger the £1,000 monthly threshold payment.…
Former chief medical officer appointed as CPE chair The new chair of Community Pharmacy England will start her tenure as honorary professor at the University of Nottingham's School of Pharmacy on the same day as her appointment.…
Pharmacies ‘likely’ to be involved in providing chickenpox vaccination programme The measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine will become part of the routine infant vaccination schedule from January 2026.…
Reimbursement for NHS Mounjaro dispensing confirmed for September 2025 Community Pharmacy England has reached an agreement with the Department of Health and Social Care to ensure that pharmacy owners are not dispensing at a loss.…
The Dash review and its impact on the future of patient advocacy Concerns have been raised that NHS ten-year plan proposals may further complicate the patient safety and advocacy system, which Penny Dash has already dubbed a “cluttered landscape”.…
Almost half of pharmacy owners have used personal savings to subsidise NHS services A poll by Community Pharmacy England following the April 2025 funding settlement showed that around 60% of pharmacy owners also expect to reduce staff headcount in 2025.…
Rise in prescriptions incorrectly claimed under HRT pre-payment scheme Sertraline was the most common medication claimed for via the HRT prescription prepayment certificate, despite not being on the list of included medicines.…
Almost 400,000 people have used NHS App prescription tracker Around 1,650 community pharmacies, including every Boots pharmacy in England, are now offering the service, say NHS England.…
