RPS to survey members before responding to government consultation on NHS ten-year plan The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said it wants the government to place supporting patient access to community pharmacies at the heart of any increase in neighbourhood health services.…
Government to ‘accelerate’ roll-out of independent prescribing in pharmacies, says prime minister Speaking at prime minister’s questions, Sir Keir Starmer reiterated the importance of delivering care in “local communities to spot problems earlier”.…
NHS England launches community pharmacy technician apprenticeship programme The programme aims to support the community pharmacy workforce by addressing recruitment issues.…
Patient safety improvement and medicines waste targeted by repeat prescribing toolkit The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says the new resource is the first national good practice guidance on repeat prescribing published in 20 years.…
Number of Pharmacy First consultations dropped for first time in June 2024, data show Community Pharmacy England attributes the 2.3% fall to June being a shorter month and reiterated that NHS England should market the service effectively and ensure GP referrals are taking place.…
Electronic prescription service used to dispense 100,000 items Digital Health and Care Wales said the 100,000th medication was dispensed in Boots Old Colwyn in Conwy, North Wales.…
Pharmacy First monthly payment threshold cut for a second time The monthly threshold to qualify for a £1,000 payment was due to be increased to 30 consultations in October 2024, but this has been reduced to 20 consultations.…
Changes to hub-and-spoke legislation will be delayed, government tells CPE Community Pharmacy England says it has been told by the Department for Health and Social Care that the changes will not happen from 1 January 2025 as planned.…
NICE rejects cabotegravir for PrEP in draft guidance Draft guidance said the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment cabotegravir is not recommended because “it is not possible to determine the cost-effectiveness estimate ... without further analyses from the manufacturer”.…
Community pharmacies to receive increase in funding worth £13.2m for 2024/2025 Community Pharmacy Scotland has accepted a £13.2m uplift in the country's community pharmacy remuneration global sum, bringing the total to £232.7m for 2024/2025.…
